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How many Allied nations besides the United States signed Japan’s Instrument of Surrender in 1945?

Answer

Eight

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Which airfield did Douglas MacArthur use when he arrived in Japan on August 30, 1945?

Answer

Atsugi Airfield

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Which Japanese officer formally surrendered on Lubang Island in the Philippines on March 10, 1974?

Answer

Hiroo Onoda

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Which Japanese army surrendered in Manchuria on August 16, 1945, after Japan announced its surrender?

Answer

Kwantung Army

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How many members made up Japan’s “Big Six” leadership group during the final surrender crisis of 1945?

Answer

Six

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At what exact Japan Standard Time did the Japanese Instrument of Surrender take effect on September 2, 1945?

Answer

9:25 a.m. JST

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In Operation Downfall, what was the code name for the planned 1946 invasion of Japan’s Kanto Plain?

Answer

Operation Coronet

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In Operation Downfall, what was the code name for the planned Allied invasion of Kyushu in November 1945?

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Operation Olympic

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In which city was Japan’s separate surrender ceremony to China held on September 9, 1945?

Answer

Nanjing

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What name is commonly given to Emperor Hirohito’s recorded surrender broadcast of August 1945?

Answer

Gyokuon-hōsō

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Which U.S. president publicly announced Japan’s surrender in August 1945?

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Harry S. Truman

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Which Allied declaration did Japan formally accept in Emperor Hirohito's 1945 surrender broadcast?

Answer

Potsdam Declaration

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