The Norway Debate, sometimes called the Narvik Debate, was a momentous debate in the British House of Commons from 7 to 9 May 1940, during the Second...
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Norway (Bokmål: Norge, Nynorsk: Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula...
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Neville Chamberlain's government during World War II – the so-called Norway Debate. Though Chamberlain won the vote (with the Government voting 'Aye',...
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the German invasion of Norway. After the Allies failed to prevent the German occupation of Norway, the Commons held a debate from 7 to 9 May on the government's...
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forces to prevent the German invasion of Norway caused the House of Commons to hold the historic Norway Debate in May 1940. Chamberlain's conduct of the...
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German invasion of Norway was launched. After the Allies failed to prevent the German occupation of Norway, the Commons held an open debate from 7 to 9 May...
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The Norwegian campaign (8 April – 10 June 1940) involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the resistance of the Norwegian...
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following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in the aftermath of the Norway Debate. At the outset, Churchill formed a five-man war cabinet which included...
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Epsom constituency in Surrey at a by-election in 1928. He spoke in the Norway Debate in the House of Commons. Southby spoke immediately after Leo Amery....
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country for the first eight months of the Second World War, until the Norway Debate in Parliament led Chamberlain to resign and Winston Churchill to form...
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the most dominant and divisive issues in modern Norwegian political debate.[citation needed] Norway's total financial contribution linked to the EEA agreement...
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the remarks he made in the House of Commons on 7 May 1940 during the Norway Debate. In these remarks, Amery attacked the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain...
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point. Several issues have dominated the debate on Norway's economy since the 1970s: Cost of living. Norway is among the most expensive countries in the...
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government representing all parties came during World War II after the Norway Debate, in which Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his cabinet were condemned...
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with the conduct of the war, demonstrated by the Norway debate on the Allied evacuation of Southern Norway. Coincidentally, the German Wehrmacht offensive...
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deteriorating military situation in Norway. The government had a nominal majority of 213 in the House: at the end of the "Norway Debate", they won the vote with...
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uniform in the House of Commons, he played an important role in the Norway Debate which led to the resignation of Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister...
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After the German invasion of Norway, opinion turned against Chamberlain's conduct of the war. He resigned after the Norway Debate in the British House of Commons...
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Stuart Russell (politician) (section Norway Debate)
support of the Prime Minister's foreign policy. Russell attended the Norway Debate, voting against the government. In the Commons Dining Room, the Chancellor...
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Quisling (category CS1 Norwegian-language sources (no))
common use internationally. Chips Channon described how during the Norway Debate of 7–8 May 1940, he and other Conservative MPs who supported Prime Minister...
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Narvik (disambiguation) (section Narvik, Norway)
battles in Ofotfjord, Norway Narvik Shield, a World War II German military decoration Narvik Debate, or Norway Debate, a notable debate in the British House...
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daughter of David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie), her paternity is a subject of debate, as Lady Blanche was well known for infidelity. After Sir Henry found Lady...
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in terms of petroleum resource management. In Norway, good institutions and open and dynamic public debate involving a whole variety of civil society actors...
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was one of the Conservatives who voted against the government in the Norway Debate in May 1940. He then served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary in...
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liberation of the rest of Norway after the German surrender in May 1945. Even before the war ended, there was debate among Norwegians about the fate of traitors...
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Storting (redirect from List of members of the Parliament of Norway, 1985–1989)
(Norwegian: Stortinget [ˈstûːʈɪŋə]; lit. 'the Great Thing') is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It...
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The Nordic sexual morality debate (Danish: sædelighedsfejden, Swedish: sedlighetsdebatten, Norwegian: sedelighetsdebatten) was the name for a cultural...
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Germany invaded Norway. On 7–8 May, the House of Commons debated the Norwegian campaign, which had gone badly for the Allies. The Norway Debate quickly escalated...
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Commons' youngest member, the future minister John Profumo, after the Norway Debate, in which Profumo had opposed other Conservatives. Margesson's letter...
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Drill, baby, drill (category CS1 Norwegian Bokmål-language sources (nb))
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin during the vice-presidential debate. Former President Donald Trump used the phrase in response to a voter question...
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