Who was the first Japanese military officer to sign the Japanese Instrument of Surrender?
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Yoshijiro Umezu
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Who was the first Japanese military officer to sign the Japanese Instrument of Surrender?
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Yoshijiro Umezu
What document directed Japanese forces to surrender to designated Allied commanders after V-J Day?
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General Order No. 1
What was Emperor Hirohito’s 1945 radio surrender address commonly called?
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Gyokuon-hōsō
On what date did Emperor Hirohito’s recorded surrender address air in Japan in 1945?
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August 15, 1945
Which planned Operation Downfall phase targeted Japan’s Kanto Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
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What document directed Japanese forces to surrender to designated Allied commanders after V-J Day?
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General Order No. 1
What was Emperor Hirohito’s 1945 radio surrender address commonly called?
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Gyokuon-hōsō
On what date did Emperor Hirohito’s recorded surrender address air in Japan in 1945?
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August 15, 1945
Which planned Operation Downfall phase targeted Japan’s Kanto Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
Which planned Operation Downfall phase targeted Kyushu in November 1945?
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Operation Olympic
Which 1945 Allied proclamation set the terms for Japan’s surrender before V-J Day?
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Potsdam Declaration
Which 1976 Bicentennial event began on April 1 in Wilmington, Delaware?
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The American Freedom Train tour
Who presented the 1976 Bicentennial Bell to the United States?
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Queen Elizabeth II
On what date did Philadelphia's Liberty Bell Pavilion open for the 1976 Bicentennial?
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January 1, 1976