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Who was Japan’s prime minister when Japan surrendered in August 1945?

Answer

Kantarō Suzuki

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Which U.S. president proclaimed September 2, 1945, as the official V-J Day?

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Harry S. Truman

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Which Japanese soldier was the last known wartime holdout to surrender, doing so on Morotai in 1974?

Answer

Teruo Nakamura

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Which 1951 peace treaty, effective in 1952, ended the legal state of war between Japan and most Allied nations?

Answer

Treaty of San Francisco

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What was the codename for the planned first phase of Operation Downfall, the Allied invasion of Japan?

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Operation Olympic

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On what date did the Soviet Union declare war on Japan during the final week before Japan’s 1945 surrender?

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8 August 1945

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How many Allied nations besides the United States had representatives sign Japan’s Instrument of Surrender in 1945?

Answer

Eight

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Which Japanese general signed the 1945 surrender document for Japan’s Imperial General Headquarters?

Answer

Yoshijirō Umezu

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Which U.S. admiral signed Japan’s 1945 surrender document immediately after Douglas MacArthur?

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Chester Nimitz

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Which Japanese foreign minister signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender first aboard USS Missouri in 1945?

Answer

Mamoru Shigemitsu

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At Japan’s 2 September 1945 surrender ceremony, which Allied commander accepted Japan’s surrender for the Allied powers?

Answer

Douglas MacArthur

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Which Allied declaration did Emperor Hirohito announce Japan had accepted in August 1945?

Answer

Potsdam Declaration

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