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Nagasaki: Japanese city on which the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on 9 August 1945.
Narkomindel: The ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet-Union.
National Socialism: A political ideology drawn up by Hitler based on the superiority of the German race, the leader principle and fierce nationalism that was fed by the hard Peace of Versailles. National socialism was anti-democratic and racist. The doctrine was elaborated in Mein Kampf and organised in the NSDAP. From 1933 to 1945 National socialism was the basis of totalitarian Germany.
National Youth storm: Dutch youth organisation of the NSB for Dutch boys and girls aged 10 to 18 years. Sport played an important part in the organisation.
Nationalise: Expropriation of private property such as companies, railways, industry and land for the benefit of the community.
Nationalism: The pursuit of a people to become politically independence or securing such independence.
Nazi: Abbreviation of a national socialist.
Nazism: Abbreviation of national socialism.
Nederlandsche Kultuurkamer (Dutch Chamber of Cultu: On 25 November 1941 by the Reich commissioner for occupied Dutch territory, Seyss-Inquart established an umbrella organisation for all those who worked in the field of art and culture.
Neutrality: Impartiality, absence of decided views, the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict.
Night of the long knives: Night of 30 June to 1 July 1933 during which Hitler killed many of the demanding leaders of the SA, including Ernst Röhm.
Non-Aggression pact: Agreement wherein parties pledge not to attack each other.
Non-Jew declaration: See Aryan declaration.
North Bukovina: Area that belonged to Romania which was annexed by the Soviet-Union in 1940.
NSB: National Socialist Movement. Dutch political party sympathising with the Nazis.
NSDAP: Nazi Party, byname of National Socialist German Workers' Party, German Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP), political party of the mass movement known as National Socialism. Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler , the party came to power in Germany in 1933 and governed by totalitarian methods until 1945.
Nuremberg Laws: Laws promulgated by Hitler on the party convention on 15 September 1935. These laws alter alia included regulations about marriage and intercourse between Jews and non-Jews. Jews were deprived of German citizenship. Also known as the racial laws.
Nuremberg Trials: Trials in 1946 of an allied military tribunal against the most important representatives of the Nazi regime. They stood trial as war criminals.

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