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In which German city was the 1945 declaration defining Japan’s surrender terms issued?
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Potsdam
Which Japanese city was struck by the atomic bomb called Fat Man before Japan surrendered?
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Nagasaki
What was the official U.S. date for V-J Day after Japan’s surrender ceremony?
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September 2, 1945
Which Japanese holdout surrendered to Philippine authorities in 1974, nearly 29 years after V-J Day?
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Hiroo Onoda
What was the codename for the planned second phase of the Allied invasion of Japan near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
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What was the official U.S. date for V-J Day after Japan’s surrender ceremony?
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September 2, 1945
What was the codename for the planned second phase of the Allied invasion of Japan near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
What was the codename for the planned Allied invasion of southern Kyūshū in November 1945?
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Operation Olympic
Which document did Japan accept before signing its formal 1945 surrender?
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Potsdam Declaration
Which Soviet action on August 8, 1945, intensified the crisis leading to Japan's surrender?
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Declaration of war on Japan
What type of boat did Leonardo da Vinci design with paddle wheels for moving along water?
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Paddle-wheel boat
What did Leonardo da Vinci call his design for 33 small cannons arranged in rows?
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33-barrel organ