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Description acceptable. A 2020 book by Despina Stratigakos whose title refers to this government details a massive art gallery which would have been the centerpiece of the “North Star,” an unfinished city planned by this government. Opponents of this government were tortured in a “gang monastery” by members of the “Rinnan gang,” such as Kitty Grande. Resistance to this government included the Milorg and an event in which university students wore paperclips on their lapels. People (-5[1])seeking to escape this government (-5[1])would take night journeys on fishing boats known as (*) “Shetland Buses.” This government recognized the National Gathering as the only legal political party. This government was the target of Operation Gunnerside, which involved airstrikes on its heavy water (10[1])plants. (10[2])For 10 points, Josef Terboven headed what government, whose reign coincided with a puppet state led by Vidkun Quisling? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: German-occupied Norway [accept answers describing the occupation of Norway by the Nazis; accept the Quisling government before “Quisling” is read; prompt on Norway alone; prompt on Nazi Germany] (The Despina Stratigakos book is Hitler’s Northern Utopia.)
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