What type of warship was USS Missouri, the vessel used for Japan's 1945 surrender ceremony?
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Iowa-class battleship
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What type of warship was USS Missouri, the vessel used for Japan's 1945 surrender ceremony?
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Iowa-class battleship
Where in Japan was the 1945 Japanese surrender ceremony held aboard USS Missouri?
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Tokyo Bay
Which planned Operation Downfall phase was intended to invade the Kantō Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
On what date did Emperor Hirohito's radio broadcast announce Japan's acceptance of surrender terms in 1945?
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August 15, 1945
Which Japanese official signed the 1945 surrender instrument for the Japanese government?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
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Which planned Operation Downfall phase was intended to invade the Kantō Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
Which Japanese official signed the 1945 surrender instrument for the Japanese government?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
What does “V-J” stand for in Victory over Japan Day, the 1945 end-of-war observance?
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Victory over Japan
Which treaty ended Japan’s legal state of war with the Allies and restored its sovereignty in 1952?
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Treaty of San Francisco
What was the name of the July 1945 Allied declaration demanding Japan’s surrender?
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Potsdam Declaration
What was the name of the failed 1945 coup attempt against Japan’s surrender broadcast?
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Kyūjō incident
What document did Japan sign aboard USS Missouri to formally end World War II?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender