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What code name did the United States give the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
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Fat Man
Which battleship hosted the formal signing of Japan’s surrender in Tokyo Bay?
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USS Missouri
On what date did the United States drop the atomic bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima in World War II?
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August 6, 1945
Which city was the primary target of the second U.S. atomic-bomb mission on August 9, 1945?
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Kokura
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What does the “V-J” in Victory over Japan Day mean?
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Victory over Japan
Which battleship hosted the formal signing of Japan’s surrender in Tokyo Bay?
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USS Missouri
Who became Japan’s first prime minister after the surrender in World War II?
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Naruhiko Higashikuni
Which declaration did Japan accept when its government announced surrender in August 1945?
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Potsdam Declaration
What was the planned second phase of Operation Downfall, aimed at Honshu, called?
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Operation Coronet
What was the first phase of Operation Downfall, aimed at invading Kyushu, called?
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Operation Olympic
What was the planned Allied invasion of Japan, canceled after Japan surrendered in 1945, called?
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Operation Downfall
Which general signed Japan's surrender for the Allied powers in 1945?
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Douglas MacArthur