As American forces approached Japan, Japanese forces
a. won an important victory in the Philippines.
b. conquered every island the United States held.
c. surrendered quickly and joined the Allied forces.
d. fought to the end, preferring to kill themselves rather than surrender.
As American forces approached Japan, Japanese forces "d. fought to the end, preferring to kill themselves rather than surrender", which is one of the reasons why the decision was made to drop the atomic bomb.
