What was Emperor Hirohito’s surrender broadcast to Japan called?
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Gyokuon-hōsō
880 V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026) Trivia Questions with Answers
880 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the Allied ultimatum that Japan accepted before surrendering in World War II?
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Potsdam Declaration
Who received Japan’s formal surrender in Singapore on 12 September 1945?
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Lord Louis Mountbatten
Which Japanese leader announced Japan’s surrender in a 15 August 1945 radio broadcast?
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Emperor Hirohito
Whose 1850s flagship flag was displayed at the 1945 Japanese surrender ceremony?
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Matthew Perry’s
What title did Japan give Emperor Hirohito's August 15, 1945, surrender speech?
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Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War
What Western nickname was given to the Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Manchuria in 1945?
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Operation August Storm
Who signed the 1945 Instrument of Surrender for Japan's government?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
What was the 1945 Japanese surrender radio address commonly called?
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Jewel Voice Broadcast
What was the Allied invasion plan for Japan that was canceled after Japan surrendered in 1945?
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Operation Downfall
Which Allied admiral signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender for the United States?
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Chester Nimitz
On what date did the Potsdam Declaration call for Japan’s surrender in 1945?
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July 26, 1945
Who presided over the Japanese surrender ceremony aboard USS Missouri in 1945?
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Douglas MacArthur
Which date did President Truman designate as the official V-J Day in the United States?
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September 2, 1945
What was the planned Allied operation to invade Japan’s main island Honshu in 1946?
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Operation Coronet
What was the planned Allied invasion of Japan’s southern island Kyushu called in 1945?
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Operation Olympic
What do the initials “V-J” stand for in “V-J Day,” marking Japan’s defeat in World War II?
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Victory over Japan
Which ship hosted Japan’s formal surrender ceremony on September 2, 1945?
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USS Missouri
Which Soviet action on August 8, 1945, helped pressure Japan toward surrender?
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The Soviet declaration of war
Which Japanese foreign minister signed the 1945 surrender for the Emperor and Japanese government?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Who represented the Soviet Union at Japan’s surrender ceremony aboard USS Missouri?
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Kuzma Derevyanko
Who signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender for the United States in 1945?
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Chester Nimitz
On what date was Hirohito's surrender broadcast transmitted to the Japanese public?
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August 15, 1945
Which Allied declaration set the terms Japan accepted before its formal surrender in 1945?
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Potsdam Declaration
Who piloted Enola Gay during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima?
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Paul Tibbets
In the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, what was the U.S. atomic bomb called?
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Little Boy
At Japan’s 1945 surrender ceremony, who signed first for the Japanese government?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Which Japanese intelligence officer surrendered on Lubang Island in 1974?
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Hiroo Onoda
On what date was the Potsdam Declaration calling for Japan's surrender issued?
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July 26, 1945
Who photographed the famous sailor-and-woman kiss in New York on V-J Day?
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
On what date did the United States announce Japan's surrender to its public?
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August 14, 1945
What was the Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Manchuria in August 1945 also called?
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Operation August Storm
Who signed Japan’s surrender instrument as Japan’s representative of the armed forces?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
What was the overall Allied invasion plan for Japan that was canceled after its surrender?
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Operation Downfall
What was Emperor Hirohito's 1945 radio announcement of Japan's surrender called?
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Gyokuon-hōsō