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Which Japanese soldier surrendered on Lubang Island in 1974 after refusing to believe World War II had ended?
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Hiroo Onoda
What was the formal title of Hirohito’s recorded August 1945 surrender broadcast?
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Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War
What was the name of the planned second phase of Operation Downfall, the 1946 invasion of Japan?
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Operation Coronet
How many pens did Douglas MacArthur use when signing Japan’s surrender document?
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Six
Who was Japan’s foreign minister and first signatory of the 1945 surrender document?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
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What was the formal title of Hirohito’s recorded August 1945 surrender broadcast?
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Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War
What was the name of the planned second phase of Operation Downfall, the 1946 invasion of Japan?
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Operation Coronet
Who was Japan’s foreign minister and first signatory of the 1945 surrender document?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Which Soviet officer signed Japan’s Instrument of Surrender for the Soviet Union?
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Kuzma Derevyanko
What name is commonly used in Western accounts for the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in August 1945?
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Operation August Storm
Which operation was the planned 1946 Allied assault on Japan's Kanto Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
Which day did President Truman initially designate as official V-J Day?
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2 September 1945
What was the occupation of Greta Zimmer Friedman in the famous V-J Day kiss photograph?
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Dental assistant
Which declaration did Japan accept when it surrendered in August 1945?
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Potsdam Declaration