Which Canadian colonel signed Japan's Instrument of Surrender in 1945?
Answer
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave
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?
Which Australian general signed Japan's Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay?
Answer
Thomas Blamey
Which Operation Downfall phase planned an assault on the Kantō Plain near Tokyo?
Answer
Operation Coronet
Who signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender second for Japan?
Answer
Yoshijirō Umezu
What was the 1945 Allied ultimatum that called for Japan's surrender called?
Answer
The Potsdam Declaration
Which Soviet military operation began on August 9, 1945, during the final campaign against Japan?
Answer
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
What was the planned 1946 Allied operation to invade Japan’s Kantō Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
What was the formal title of the document that legally recorded Japan’s surrender in 1945?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Which 1945 Allied plan was intended to capture the Kanto Plain near Tokyo?
Answer
Operation Coronet
On what date did Hirohito's surrender broadcast reach Japan?
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15 August 1945
What was the planned Allied operation to invade southern Kyushu after Japan refused to surrender?
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Operation Olympic
What was the August 1945 radio address announcing Japan’s acceptance of Allied terms called?
Answer
Jewel Voice Broadcast
Which declaration issued on 26 July 1945 called for Japan's surrender before the atomic bombings?
Answer
Potsdam Declaration
Which American general presided over Japan’s surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay in 1945?
Answer
Douglas MacArthur
What was the codename for the planned Allied invasion of Japan that was avoided after surrender?
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Operation Downfall
Which two operations formed the planned 1945 Allied invasion plan Operation Downfall?
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Olympic and Coronet
Which 1945 declaration set the terms Japan was required to accept when surrendering?
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Potsdam Declaration
In which New York City location was the famous V-J Day kissing photograph taken?
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Times Square
On what date did Japan’s emperor announce the country’s surrender to the Japanese public?
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August 15, 1945
What was the codename for the planned Allied invasion of Kyūshū in late 1945?
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Operation Olympic
What 1945 declaration set out the Allies' terms for Japan's surrender?
Answer
Potsdam Declaration
What was the name of the Japanese document that formally ended World War II?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
What military campaign did Soviet forces launch against Japan on 9 August 1945?
Answer
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
What was the final Allied declaration whose terms Japan accepted before surrendering in 1945?
Answer
Potsdam Declaration
On what date did Hirohito’s recorded surrender announcement first air publicly in Japan?
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August 15, 1945