Which of the following statements would be supported by the timeline above? A.
Japan surrendered immediately when faced with the harsh terms of the Potsdam Declaration.
B.
The Soviet declaration of war coupled with the atomic bombs caused the surrender of Japan.
C.
Imperial Japanese leaders knew they had lost the war after the fall of Okinawa to Allied forces.
D.
The United States used the atomic bombs on Japan in order to issue a warning to the Soviet Union.