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Which codename identified the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during the final days of World War II?
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Little Boy
At the 1945 Japanese surrender ceremony, which U.S. battleship hosted the signing?
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USS Missouri
On what date was Hiroshima hit by the first atomic bomb used in warfare?
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6 August 1945
On what date did Japan sign the Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri?
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2 September 1945
What does the “V-J” in “V-J Day” stand for in World War II history?
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Victory over Japan
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On what date was Hiroshima hit by the first atomic bomb used in warfare?
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6 August 1945
On what date did Japan sign the Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri?
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2 September 1945
What does the “V-J” in “V-J Day” stand for in World War II history?
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Victory over Japan
Which U.S. president was in office when Japan’s surrender was formally signed in 1945?
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Harry S. Truman
Which document formally recorded Japan’s capitulation to the Allied powers in 1945?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Which U.S. admiral signed Japan’s surrender document for the United States?
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Chester W. Nimitz
Which Japanese general signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender for Japan’s armed forces?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
What was the planned second phase of Operation Downfall, aimed at Japan’s Kantō Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet