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Aftermath of World War II in Japan

  • Occupation of JapanOn the 2nd of September 1945, a formal surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. General Douglas MacArthur stood before…
  • Japanese Instrument of SurrenderGeneral Douglas MacArthur's staff, headed by Colonel LeGrande A. Diller, faced a daunting task in war-torn Manila during 1945.
  • Victory over Japan DayThe phrase Victory over Japan Day refers to three different calendar moments in 1945. August 15 marks the day Emperor Hirohito broadcast his surrender…
  • Treaty of San FranciscoForty-nine nations gathered inside the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco on the 8th of September 1951. The room held delegates from Argentina to…