Read the excerpt below
"We are in the possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by man. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the equivalent in explosive power to what 2000 of our giant B-29s can carry on a single mission. This awful fact is one for you to ponder and we solemnly assure you it is grimly accurate."
~excerpt from an American leaflet dropped on Japan, August 1945
The most likely purpose of this leaflet was to ...?
Group of answer choices:
drive the Japanese population away from the coast in preparation for an Allied invasion
convince the Japanese people to support an unconditional surrender to the United States
explain to Japanese leaders how the United States was going to punish Japan for the war
persuade the Japanese people to join the United States in fighting the Soviet Union