HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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VE Day
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VJ Day
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D-Day
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Surrender day
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Detailed explanation-1: -V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history. When President Harry S. Truman announced on Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, war-weary citizens around the world erupted in celebration.
Detailed explanation-2: -The next day, August 15th, 1945, was proclaimed Victory over Japan (VJ) Day, although the signing of the official instrument of surrender was not to occur until September 2nd, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri, in Tokyo Bay. There, representatives of nine Allied nations were present to accept the Japanese surrender.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 15, 1945, local time, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito broadcast the surrender to the Japanese people on Radio Tokyo. August 15, 1945, marked the end of the fighting and the beginning of the lengthy process of officially ending WWII.