What Soviet military action began on August 9, 1945, during the final crisis leading to Japan’s surrender?
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Soviet invasion of Manchuria
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What Soviet military action began on August 9, 1945, during the final crisis leading to Japan’s surrender?
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Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Which Allied statement issued on July 26, 1945, set the terms Japan later accepted in its surrender?
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Potsdam Declaration
On what date was Japan's World War II surrender formally signed aboard an Allied warship?
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September 2, 1945
On what date was V-J Day observed in Japan after Japan announced its World War II surrender?
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August 15, 1945
What was the name of the Japanese foreign minister who signed the surrender document in 1945?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
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