On what date was Emperor Hirohito’s surrender broadcast, Gyokuon-hosō, first aired?
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August 15, 1945
3841 V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026) Trivia Questions with Answers
3841 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What name is given to the September 2, 1945 document that legally ended Japan's war?
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Instrument of Surrender
Which Japanese emperor announced surrender terms in the Gyokuon-hosō radio broadcast?
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Emperor Hirohito
What was the U.S. code name for the planned invasion of Japan that never took place in 1945?
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Operation Downfall
What was the official document signed by Japan on September 2, 1945, to end the war?
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Instrument of Surrender
Which Allied general accepted Japan’s surrender and signed the Instrument of Surrender in 1945?
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Douglas MacArthur
What title did General MacArthur hold while leading the Allied occupation of Japan after 1945?
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Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Who signed Japan’s surrender document on behalf of its armed forces in 1945?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
Which Allied commander signed Japan’s surrender document first for the Allies in 1945?
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Douglas MacArthur
In Britain and many Commonwealth countries, what date was observed as V-J Day in 1945?
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August 15, 1945
What was the official document signed aboard USS Missouri that recorded Japan’s capitulation?
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Instrument of Surrender
Who signed Japan’s military surrender on behalf of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1945?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
What phrase does the abbreviation “V-J Day” mean in World War II history?
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Victory over Japan
Which U.S. president proclaimed victory over Japan after its surrender announcement in 1945?
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Harry S. Truman
Which Allied commander accepted Japan’s surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay?
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Douglas MacArthur
Who announced Japan’s surrender in the famous radio broadcast of August 15, 1945?
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Emperor Hirohito
Who took the famous 1945 Times Square photograph commonly called V-J Day in Times Square?
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
Which 1945 Soviet campaign against Japan began in Manchuria shortly before Japan surrendered?
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Soviet invasion of Manchuria
What Allied invasion plan for Japan was rendered unnecessary by Japan’s surrender?
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Operation Downfall
On what date was Japan's formal surrender signed during V-J Day in 1945?
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2 September 1945
Which Soviet marshal commanded the 1945 invasion of Japanese-held Manchuria?
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Aleksandr Vasilevsky
On what date was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945?
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August 6, 1945
Who announced Japan's surrender in a recorded radio address on August 15, 1945?
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Emperor Hirohito
On what date was Hirohito’s surrender broadcast heard in Japan during World War II?
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August 15, 1945
What was the formal name of the Soviet offensive launched against Japan in August 1945?
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Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
What document did Japan accept before formally surrendering in World War II?
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Potsdam Declaration
On what date was Japan’s formal World War II surrender ceremony held for V-J Day?
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September 2, 1945
Who signed Japan’s World War II surrender as its foreign minister?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Who accepted Japan's World War II surrender on behalf of the Allied powers aboard USS Missouri?
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Douglas MacArthur
Which Allied ultimatum did Japan accept when it agreed to end World War II?
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Potsdam Declaration