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 Soviet action on August 8, 1945, helped change Japan’s strategic situation before its surrender?
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Declaration of war on Japan
What was Greta Zimmer Friedman’s occupation in Alfred Eisenstaedt’s V-J Day photograph?
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Dental assistant
Which Japanese general signed the surrender for Japan’s armed forces aboard USS Missouri?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
At what time was the war officially declared over during Japan's surrender ceremony?
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9:25 a.m. JST
Who broadcast Japan's acceptance of the Allied surrender terms to the Japanese public in 1945?
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Emperor Hirohito
Which declaration did Emperor Hirohito announce Japan had accepted in his August 1945 radio broadcast?
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Potsdam Declaration
Who signed the Instrument of Surrender first for the Allied powers aboard USS Missouri?
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Douglas MacArthur
What was the commonly used name for Hirohito's 1945 radio surrender announcement?
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Jewel Voice Broadcast
What was Japan’s 1945 surrender document officially called?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
What does the “V-J” in V-J Day stand for in the context of 1945?
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Victory over Japan
On what date was Hirohito's recorded surrender address broadcast to Japan?
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15 August 1945
Which 1945 declaration demanded Japan's surrender before the atomic bombings and Soviet entry into the war?
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Potsdam Declaration
Which phrase did the Potsdam Declaration demand from Japan's armed forces in July 1945?
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Unconditional surrender
Which declaration did Japan accept in August 1945 to begin the surrender process?
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Potsdam Declaration
Which 1945 proclamation demanded Japan's unconditional surrender before the atomic bombings?
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Potsdam Declaration
Who signed Japan's surrender first among the Japanese representatives aboard USS Missouri?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Which planned Allied invasion of Japan was code-named Operation Downfall?
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Operation Downfall
When did the Allied occupation of Japan officially end after World War II?
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28 April 1952
Which Allied commander supervised Japan’s surrender ceremony and postwar occupation?
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Douglas MacArthur
Which 1945 Allied ultimatum set the surrender terms Japan accepted before V-J Day?
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Potsdam Declaration
What was the planned Allied invasion of Japan called if the country did not surrender in 1945?
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Operation Downfall
What region of Japan was the planned target of Operation Coronet?
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The Kantō Plain
How many minutes did the Japanese Instrument of Surrender ceremony last?
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23 minutes
What invasion plan was prepared for a possible Allied attack on Japan’s home islands in 1945?
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Operation Downfall
What date is Victory over Japan Day officially commemorated in the United States?
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September 2, 1945
Which phase of Operation Downfall planned the invasion of Japan’s main island near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
What was the Allied plan for invading Japan in 1945 if Japan did not surrender?
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Operation Downfall
When did the Treaty of San Francisco ending Japan’s legal state of war take effect?
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April 28, 1952