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In which Chinese city did Japan sign a separate surrender to China on September 9, 1945?
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Nanjing
What was the document signed aboard USS Missouri that formally recorded Japan’s surrender?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
On what date did President Harry Truman announce V-J Day in the United States?
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14 August 1945
Who became Japan’s first prime minister after the 1945 surrender?
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Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
What treaty formally ended the Allied occupation of Japan in 1952?
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Treaty of San Francisco
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What was the document signed aboard USS Missouri that formally recorded Japan’s surrender?
Answer
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
On what date did President Harry Truman announce V-J Day in the United States?
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14 August 1945
Who became Japan’s first prime minister after the 1945 surrender?
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Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
What treaty formally ended the Allied occupation of Japan in 1952?
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Treaty of San Francisco
What name was given to the planned Allied invasion of Japan’s main island, Honshu, in 1946?
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Operation Coronet
What is the common English name for Emperor Hirohito’s 1945 surrender radio broadcast?
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Jewel Voice Broadcast
What was the planned second phase of Operation Downfall, targeting the Tokyo Plain, called?
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Operation Coronet
On what date was Operation Olympic scheduled to invade southern Kyushu?
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November 1, 1945
What was the planned Allied invasion of southern Kyushu called before Japan surrendered?
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Operation Olympic