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Which Japanese foreign minister signed the surrender instrument first on behalf of the emperor and government?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Who led the failed Kyūjō Incident coup attempt to stop Japan's surrender broadcast in August 1945?
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Kenji Hatanaka
Which Soviet leader's government declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945?
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Joseph Stalin
What was the date of the Potsdam Declaration, the Allied statement demanding Japan's surrender in 1945?
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July 26, 1945
Which document did Japan sign on September 2, 1945, to formally end hostilities with the Allies?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
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Which Soviet leader's government declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945?
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Joseph Stalin
Which document did Japan sign on September 2, 1945, to formally end hostilities with the Allies?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
What machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to raise water using a screw-shaped pump?
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Archimedes’ screw