Which U.S. president was in office when Japan surrendered in World War II in 1945?
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Harry S. Truman
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Which U.S. president was in office when Japan surrendered in World War II in 1945?
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Harry S. Truman
Which U.S. admiral signed Japan’s surrender after Douglas MacArthur aboard USS Missouri?
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Chester Nimitz
Who signed Japan’s surrender immediately after Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu in 1945?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
In which body of water did Japan sign its formal World War II surrender in 1945?
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Tokyo Bay
Which Japanese island was the planned target of Operation Coronet near Tokyo in 1946?
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Honshu
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Which U.S. admiral signed Japan’s surrender after Douglas MacArthur aboard USS Missouri?
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Chester Nimitz
Who signed Japan’s surrender immediately after Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu in 1945?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
In World War II, what does “V-J Day” mean?
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Victory over Japan
Who signed Japan’s surrender as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers?
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Douglas MacArthur
On what date did Japan sign the formal surrender document aboard USS Missouri?
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2 September 1945
Which treaty, effective in 1952, formally ended Japan's state of war with most Allied nations?
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Treaty of San Francisco