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A wartime cabinet in this country issued the Elverum Authorization, and evaded capture after an antiquated fortress sank the enemy flagship Blücher (“BLOOH-kr”). People in this country wore paper clips as a symbol (-5[1])of resistance. Operation Gunnerside was an Allied plan to sabotage heavy water factories in this country. King (*) Haakon VII led this country during World War II when Nazi Germany established a puppet government led by the traitor Vidkun Quisling. Fridtjof (“FRID-yawf”) Nansen and Roald Amundsen were modern-day explorers from this country. For 10 points, name this Scandinavian nation governed from Oslo. (10[1])■END■

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