Asked by fernanda

The surrender of Japan to the United States marked the end of WWII for the US. What event led Japan to surrender to the United States?


A. The use of 2 atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki.


B. The surrender of Germany

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. The use of two atomic bombs (Hiroshima on Aug 6 and Nagasaki on Aug 9, 1945) — together with the Soviet Union declaring war and invading Manchuria — prompted Japan to surrender (formal surrender signed Sept 2, 1945).