(MC)This statement was one of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration in July 1945:”We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and, to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative is prompt and utter destruction.”What does this statement indicate about the use of the atomic bomb in World War II?

(MC)This statement was one of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration in July 1945:”We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and, to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative is prompt and utter destruction.”What does this statement indicate about the use of the atomic bomb in World War II?

(MC)The quote below was written to describe an event in the 1940s:”The Japanese culture at that time reflected the view that any warrior who surrendered had no honor; thus was not fit to be treated like a human being.”Source: Congressional Record. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRECB-2001-pt9/html/CRECB-2001-pt9-Pg11980.htmThis quote from the Congressional Record helps explain the reason for which of the following?

(LC)Which of these groups resulted from a conference among the Allies held during World War II?

(HC)The quote below was written in 1941:”Instead of agitating for war, the Jewish groups in this country should be opposing it in every possible way for they will be among the first to feel its consequences . . . Their greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government.”—Speech by Charles Lindbergh, September 11, 1941The outrage against Lindbergh’s speech led to a steep decline in the membership of what group?

(HC)The quote below was written in the 1940s: “Why die for democracy for some foreign country when we don’t even have it here?”What was a long-term consequence of the sentiment expressed in the quote above?

(MC)The development of an atomic bomb by the United States did which of these?

(MC)How did the United States continue trade during the war without actually entering the war effort?

(MC)How did the United States’ entry into World War II affect the American economy?

(MC)The quote below was written in the 1940s:”There was almost no talk I can remember on our trip back to the base. It was just too much to express in words, I guess. We were all in a kind of state of shock. I think the foremost thing in all our minds was that this thing was going to bring an end to the war and we tried to look at it that way.”—Sergeant Joseph Stiborik, Radar Operator on the Enola GayWhat conclusion can you draw from this statement?