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  • 1. On August 21, 1945, which leader ordered an immediate halt to Lend-Lease aid?
A) Harry Truman
B) Douglas MacArthur
C) Clement Attlee
D) Bảo Đại
  • 2. Where did the first major Japanese surrender ceremony in China take place?
A) Tokyo
B) Hong Kong
C) Yokohama
D) Zhijiang Airport
  • 3. Which puppet ruler of Manchukuo was taken into custody by Soviet forces on August 22, 1945?
A) Puyi
B) Bảo Đại
C) Chiang Kai-shek
D) Hirohito
  • 4. Which battle ended in a Soviet victory on August 23, 1945?
A) Battle of Yinji
B) Battle of Shumshu
C) Battle of Wuhe
D) Battle of Baoying
  • 5. Which battle ended in a communist victory on August 23, 1945?
A) Battle of South Sakhalin
B) Battle of Shumshu
C) Battle of Maoka
D) Battle of Baoying
  • 6. What was the result of the Battle of Wuhe on August 24, 1945?
A) Japanese victory
B) Soviet victory
C) Allied victory
D) Communist victory
  • 7. In which city did the Matsue incident take place on August 24, 1945?
A) Yokohama
B) Shanghai
C) Tokyo
D) Matsue
  • 8. Who stated on August 24, 1945, that Britain was in a very serious financial position?
A) Douglas MacArthur
B) Clement Attlee
C) Winston Churchill
D) Harry Truman
  • 9. Which American official was appointed Assistant Secretary of State on August 25, 1945?
A) Nelson Rockefeller
B) Spruille Braden
C) Harry Truman
D) Douglas MacArthur
  • 10. Who abdicated on August 25, 1945, ending an empire that lasted 2,000 years?
A) Bảo Đại
B) Hirohito
C) Puyi
D) Franz Werfel
  • 11. Which American admiral died on August 25, 1945?
A) Spruille Braden
B) Willis Augustus Lee
C) Harry Truman
D) Douglas MacArthur
  • 12. Which campaign began on August 26, 1945?
A) Battle of Shumshu
B) Xinghua Campaign
C) Huaiyin–Huai'an Campaign
D) Southern Jiangsu Campaign
  • 13. What natural disaster made landfall near Seadrift, Texas, on August 27, 1945?
A) A wildfire
B) An earthquake
C) A flood
D) A hurricane
  • 14. What happened on August 28, 1945, regarding the occupation of Japan?
A) The war officially ended
B) The Allied occupation ended
C) MacArthur resigned
D) The Allied occupation began
  • 15. Which campaign ended in a communist victory on August 28, 1945?
A) Battle of Wuhe
B) Battle of Baoying
C) Battle of Yinji
D) Southern Jiangsu Campaign
  • 16. Which film was released on August 29, 1945?
A) The Matsue Incident
B) State Fair
C) The Empire of Vietnam
D) The Battle of Yinji
  • 17. What was the name of the British aircraft carrier that arrived at Hong Kong on August 30, 1945?
A) Ark Royal
B) Victorious
C) Indomitable
D) Illustrious
  • 18. Where did Douglas MacArthur set up his temporary headquarters on August 30, 1945?
A) Hong Kong
B) Tokyo
C) Yokohama
D) Beijing
  • 19. Which organization was founded in Australia on August 31, 1945?
A) Liberal Party of Australia
B) United Nations
C) United Australia Party
D) Allied Control Council
  • 20. Which country ratified the United Nations Charter on August 31, 1945?
A) Britain
B) Japan
C) United States
D) France
  • 21. On what date did Emperor Hirohito's surrender broadcast take place?
A) August 16, 1945
B) August 15, 1945
C) August 17, 1945
D) August 14, 1945
  • 22. Who was the first President of Indonesia?
A) Sukarno
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
  • 23. Which novella by George Orwell was published on August 17, 1945?
A) Brave New World
B) Animal Farm
C) 1984
D) The Road to Wigan Pier
  • 24. Who replaced the Japanese cabinet and became Prime Minister on August 17, 1945?
A) Emperor Hirohito
B) Korechika Anami
C) Takijirō Ōnishi
D) Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
  • 25. Which country declared its independence on August 17, 1945?
A) China
B) Korea
C) Japan
D) Indonesia
  • 26. How did Japanese general Korechika Anami die on August 15, 1945?
A) Kamikaze mission
B) Seppuku
C) Executed by Allies
D) Plane crash
  • 27. Who gave Philippe Pétain a reprieve from his death sentence?
A) Sukarno
B) Emperor Hirohito
C) Charles de Gaulle
D) Winston Churchill
  • 28. Which secret technology did the British government reveal details about on August 15, 1945?
A) Jet propulsion
B) Radar
C) Enigma machine
D) Atomic bomb
  • 29. Who was the last American to die in World War II?
A) Takijirō Ōnishi
B) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Korechika Anami
D) Anthony J. Marchione
  • 30. Which British leader spoke about an 'iron curtain' on August 16, 1945?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Ernest Bevin
C) George Orwell
D) Winston Churchill
  • 31. When did Emperor Hirohito order all Japanese forces to cease fire?
A) August 17, 1945
B) August 15, 1945
C) August 18, 1945
D) August 16, 1945
  • 32. What was the fate of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on August 18, 1945?
A) Captured by the British
B) Executed by firing squad
C) Surrendered to Soviets
D) Died in a plane crash
  • 33. Which historical figure did Radio Tokyo compare the American bombing methods to in their report on Hiroshima?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Genghis Khan
C) Attila the Hun
D) Julius Caesar
  • 34. What significant legal document was issued on August 8, 1945, regarding upcoming trials?
A) The United Nations Charter
B) The Potsdam Declaration
C) The Nuremberg Charter
D) The Geneva Convention
  • 35. Which country ratified the United Nations Charter on August 8, 1945?
A) United Kingdom
B) United States
C) Japan
D) Soviet Union
  • 36. In which city did the film 'Pride of the Marines' have its world premiere?
A) New York City
B) Philadelphia
C) Washington D.C.
D) Chicago
  • 37. How many veterans of the Guadalcanal Campaign attended the premiere of 'Pride of the Marines'?
A) Fewer than 500
B) More than 5,000
C) Exactly 1,000
D) More than 1,500
  • 38. What was the name of the French flatulist who died on August 8, 1945?
A) Joseph Pujol
B) Jun Tosaka
C) Al Schmid
D) Harry Hillman
  • 39. What was the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
A) Fat Man
B) Big Boy
C) Trinity
D) Little Boy
  • 40. At what time local did the Nagasaki bombing occur?
A) 9:00 a.m.
B) 11:02 a.m.
C) 8:15 a.m.
D) 12:00 p.m.
  • 41. Which country declared war on Japan on August 9, 1945?
A) China
B) Poland
C) Mongolia
D) France
  • 42. How many people were killed in the Michigan train wreck on August 9, 1945?
A) 34
B) 100
C) 55
D) 12
  • 43. What condition did the Japanese government attach to their acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration?
A) The Emperor remains the sovereign ruler
B) Immediate withdrawal of Soviet forces
C) No occupation of the mainland
D) Retention of all overseas territories
  • 44. Which war resumed on August 10, 1945, with the Opening Campaign?
A) Chinese Civil War
B) The Korean War
C) World War II
D) Soviet–Japanese War
  • 45. Who died on August 10, 1945, known as the inventor of the first liquid-fueled rocket?
A) Harry Hillman
B) Robert H. Goddard
C) Jun Tosaka
D) Joseph Pujol
  • 46. The invasion of which island began on August 11, 1945, by Soviet forces?
A) Manchukuo
B) Okinawa
C) South Sakhalin
D) Iwo Jima
  • 47. Who refused Japan's offer of conditional surrender on August 11, 1945?
A) Harry Hillman
B) John Garfield
C) Al Schmid
D) James F. Byrnes
  • 48. In which city did the pogrom occur on August 11, 1945?
A) Kraków
B) Hiroshima
C) Philadelphia
D) Nagasaki
  • 49. Which song hit #1 on the Billboard singles charts on August 11, 1945?
A) On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
B) Victory March
C) Pride of the Marines
D) The Nagasaki Blues
  • 50. Who was the only victim of the Kraków pogrom?
A) Al Schmid
B) Jun Tosaka
C) Róża Berger
D) Harry Hillman
  • 51. What was the name of the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
A) Enola Gay
B) Augusta
C) Silverplate
D) Bockscar
  • 52. What was the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
A) Big Boy
B) Fat Man
C) Trinity
D) Little Boy
  • 53. What was the estimated range of deaths in Hiroshima in the short term?
A) 50,000 to 75,000
B) 150,000 to 200,000
C) 20,000 to 40,000
D) 90,000 to 146,000
  • 54. What information was omitted from President Truman's press statement regarding the bomb?
A) The city name
B) Radiation effects
C) The date of the attack
D) The type of aircraft used
  • 55. Who was the highest-scoring U.S. air ace of WWII who died on August 6, 1945?
A) Hiram Johnson
B) Alan Page
C) Richard Bong
D) Jacques Vaillant de Guélis
  • 56. Why could the Americans not immediately assess the bombing results in Hiroshima on August 7?
A) Lack of fuel
B) Impenetrable cloud
C) Radio communication failure
D) Japanese air defenses
  • 57. Where was President Truman when he announced the bombing of Hiroshima?
A) Aboard the USS Augusta
B) Tokyo
C) The White House
D) Potsdam
  • 58. Who did Josip Broz Tito refuse to permit to return to Yugoslavia?
A) Hiram Johnson
B) Richard Bong
C) Peter II
D) Alan Page
  • 59. Which aircraft made its first flight on August 7, 1945?
A) USS Augusta
B) Little Boy
C) Nakajima Kikka
D) Enola Gay
  • 60. Which U.S. Senator from California died on August 6, 1945?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Hiram Johnson
C) Alan Page
D) Richard Bong
  • 61. What type of bomb was used on Hiroshima?
A) Incendiary bomb
B) Plutonium-239 atomic bomb
C) Uranium-235 atomic bomb
D) Hydrogen bomb
  • 62. Who was brought to Paris on August 1, 1945, to face trial?
A) Pierre Laval
B) Winston Churchill
C) Paul Tibbets
D) Douglas Clifton Brown
  • 63. What song did the Labour Party sing when Winston Churchill entered the House of Commons on August 1, 1945?
A) For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
B) The Red Flag
C) God Save the King
D) Rule, Britannia!
  • 64. Who was re-elected Speaker of the House of Commons on August 1, 1945?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Pierre Laval
C) Curtis LeMay
D) Douglas Clifton Brown
  • 65. Which baseball player became the third member of the 500 home run club on August 1, 1945?
A) Babe Ruth
B) Joe DiMaggio
C) Johnny Hutchings
D) Mel Ott
  • 66. How many B-29s participated in the raid on August 2, 1945?
A) 1000
B) 800
C) 720
D) 600
  • 67. Which conference concluded on August 2, 1945?
A) The Yalta Conference
B) The Paris Peace Conference
C) The Tehran Conference
D) The Potsdam Conference
  • 68. Who died on August 2, 1945?
A) Douglas Osheroff
B) Mel Ott
C) Pierre Laval
D) Pietro Mascagni
  • 69. What was the name of the covert listening device gifted to the U.S. Ambassador to Moscow on August 4, 1945?
A) The Ear
B) The Thing
C) The Bug
D) The Secret
  • 70. What was the name of the house where the bugged plaque hung for seven years?
A) Potsdam House
B) The Embassy House
C) The White House
D) Spaso House
  • 71. Who briefed his crew on the Hiroshima bombing mission on August 4, 1945?
A) Douglas Clifton Brown
B) Curtis LeMay
C) Winston Churchill
D) Paul Tibbets
  • 72. Who was the lead plane in the Hiroshima mission named after?
A) His wife
B) Paul Tibbets' mother
C) His sister
D) His daughter
  • 73. What was the name of the B-29 assigned to take photos on the Hiroshima mission?
A) Hiroshima Hope
B) Enola Gay
C) The Thing
D) Necessary Evil
  • 74. Who was born on August 12, 1945?
A) Wim Wenders
B) Steve Martin
C) Karl Leisner
D) Ron Mael
  • 75. At what time did U.S. President Harry S. Truman announce the Japanese surrender?
A) 12:00 hrs GMT
B) 23:00 hrs Washington, D.C. time
C) 09:00 hrs Tokyo time
D) 19:00 hrs Washington, D.C. time
  • 76. Who took the famous 'V-J Day in Times Square' photograph?
A) Wim Wenders
B) Steve Martin
C) Alfred Eisenstaedt
D) Ron Mael
  • 77. Which famous comedian and actor was born on August 14, 1945?
A) Ron Mael
B) Steve Martin
C) Wim Wenders
D) Karl Leisner
  • 78. In which city was the filmmaker Wim Wenders born on August 14, 1945?
A) Tokyo
B) Waco
C) Culver City
D) Düsseldorf
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