When Japan's defeat was deemed inevitable, the military favored __________
A) negotiating a peace treaty to avoid further loss of life
B) modifying the unconditional surrender formula to allow Japan to keep its emperor
C) an all-out, full-scale invasion of Japan
D) destroying Japan with a series of atom bombs
E) forcing Japan to surrender by threatening them with more atom bombs
Answer: C
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