On which U.S. battleship was Japan’s Instrument of Surrender signed in 1945?
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USS Missouri
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On which U.S. battleship was Japan’s Instrument of Surrender signed in 1945?
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USS Missouri
What title did Douglas MacArthur hold during the Allied occupation of Japan after the 1945 surrender?
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Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
What was the Soviet operation that invaded Japanese-held Manchuria in August 1945 called?
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Operation August Storm
What does the “V-J” in V-J Day mean in the context of Japan’s 1945 surrender?
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Victory over Japan
Which Japanese soldier formally surrendered in the Philippines in 1974, decades after Japan’s surrender?
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Hiroo Onoda
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What title did Douglas MacArthur hold during the Allied occupation of Japan after the 1945 surrender?
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Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
What was the Soviet operation that invaded Japanese-held Manchuria in August 1945 called?
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Operation August Storm
What does the “V-J” in V-J Day mean in the context of Japan’s 1945 surrender?
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Victory over Japan
What was the formal document that recorded Japan’s surrender in World War II?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
What English nickname is commonly given to Emperor Hirohito’s 15 August 1945 surrender broadcast?
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Jewel Voice Broadcast
What was the codename for the planned Allied invasion of Japan’s home islands?
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Operation Downfall
Which American admiral signed for the United States after MacArthur at Japan’s 1945 surrender?
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Chester W. Nimitz