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the passage below is an excerpt from leaflets dropped on japanese cities after the united states used an atomic bomb on hiroshima:
\before we use this bomb again and again to destroy every resource of the military by which they are prolonging this useless war, petition the emperor now to end the war. our president has outlined for you the thirteen consequences of an honorable surrender. we urge that you accept these consequences and begin the work of building a new, better, and peace - loving japan.
act at once or we shall resolutely employ this bomb and all our other superior weapons to promptly and forcefully end the war.\
source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary - resources/truman - leaflets/
what was the result of dropping the leaflets on japan?
two atomic bombs were dropped on japan.
cities were evacuated before bombing
japanese citizens revolted against their government
japanese unconditionally surrendered
The leaflets were a warning. After Hiroshima, Nagasaki was bombed (second atomic bomb). Japan didn't evacuate cities effectively. There was no large - scale citizen revolt. Japan surrendered after the second bomb (though the leaflets were a part of the pressure, the two bombs led to surrender. The first bomb was on Hiroshima, then the leaflets, then Nagasaki. The two bombs' use (as the leaflet threatened more bomb use) led to Japan's surrender.
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two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan.