Vidkun Quisling

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/vidkun-quisling

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1. When was Vidkun Quisling born?July 18, 1887
2. Where was Vidkun Quisling born?Fyresdal, Telemark, Norway
3. What is the significance?His name became a global term for traitor or collaborator
4. Who was Vidkun Quisling?Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian military officer, diplomat, and politician. He later worked with Nazi Germany during World War II.
5. Why is Quisling's name used to describe a traitor?Because he betrayed Norway by collaborating with the Nazis and helped deport Norwegian Jews to concentration camps. His name became a warning about betrayal.

Nazi collaborator: An individual who voluntarily assists an enemy power, particularly during wartime, often for personal gain or ideological reasons.
Radio-broadcast coup d'état: An attempt to seize political power by announcing it through a radio broadcast, bypassing traditional governmental structures.
Puppet government: A government that is nominally in power but is controlled by an outside force or occupying power.
Treason: The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.