On what date was Japan’s World War II surrender ceremony held in Nanjing, China?
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9 September 1945
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On what date was Japan’s World War II surrender ceremony held in Nanjing, China?
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9 September 1945
Who was the second Japanese signatory of the 1945 Instrument of Surrender?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
At what time did Japan’s formal surrender take effect aboard USS Missouri on 2 September 1945?
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9:25 a.m. JST
Which 1951 peace treaty ended the legal state of war between Japan and most Allied countries?
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Treaty of San Francisco
What term described Japan’s controversial public response to the Potsdam Declaration in 1945?
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Mokusatsu
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Who was the second Japanese signatory of the 1945 Instrument of Surrender?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
Which 1951 peace treaty ended the legal state of war between Japan and most Allied countries?
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Treaty of San Francisco
Which country declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945?
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The Soviet Union
What was the planned second stage of the Allied invasion of Japan called?
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Operation Coronet
Which U.S. president announced victory over Japan to the American public in 1945?
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Harry S. Truman
What was the overall Allied plan for invading Japan’s home islands in 1945 called?
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Operation Downfall