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resistance movement
resistance movement Underground organizations that worked against German rule in occupied countries of Europe during World War II. In some countries, such as Poland and Yugoslavia, they were strong enough to mount armed resistance. Elsewhere, as in France, the Low Countries and Scandinavia, their role was confined to sabotage and intelligence.
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resistance movement
resistance movement an organized attempt by a group of citizens of a country to resist the legal government or an occupying power and to undermine civil order.
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"resistance movement." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "resistance movement." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-resistancemovement.html "resistance movement." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-resistancemovement.html |
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