Read the excerpt from the Potsdam Declaration and answer the question.
We—the President of the United States, the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain, representing the hundreds of millions of our countrymen, have conferred and agree that [this country] shall be given an opportunity to end this war. . . . We call upon the government . . . to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all . . . armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative . . . is prompt and utter destruction.
Which statement about this declaration and its aftermath is correct?
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The Soviet Union refused the declaration's demands, leading to the beginning of the Cold War.
Italy refused the declaration's demands, leading to the D-Day invasion
Germany refused the declaration's demands, leading to the Battle of the Bulge.
Japan refused the declaration's demands, leading to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.