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The Hull note, officially the Outline of Proposed Basis for Agreement Between the United States and Japan, was the final proposal delivered to the Empire of Japan by the United States of America before the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) and the Japanese declaration of war (seven and a half hours after the attack began).
The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war.By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent.
The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II.It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan and from the Allied nations: the United States of America, the Republic of China, [note 1] the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet ...
Norwegian government-in-exile announces that it had declared war on Japan on December 7, 1941: Declaration [25] 1945-07-14: Italy Japan: W: Declaration: 1945-08-08 Soviet Union Japan: W [3] Last outbreak of war during the entire Second World War. Soviet–Japanese War: 1945-08-10: Mongolia Japan: W [26]
The Potsdam Declaration was intended from the start to serve as legal basis for handling Japan after the war. [11] After the surrender of the Japanese government and the landing of General MacArthur in Japan in September 1945, the Potsdam Declaration served as the legal basis [citation needed] for the occupation's reforms.
June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.
Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis. World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War encapsulate a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and geopolitical maneuvers across the Asia-Pacific region.
August 23, 1914: Japan enters into World War I as a member of the Allies. April 6, 1917: The United States enters World War I by declaring war on the German Empire. November 11, 1918: At the Forest of Compiègne, the Allies sign an Armistice with Germany, ending the fighting in the war.