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A '''puppet government''' was a government that exercised little or no real authority, with the real power being held by others. | A '''puppet government''' was a government that exercised little or no real authority, with the real power being held by others. | ||
[[Japan]] established the puppet government of Manchukuo, ruled by the [[1911 revolution|ousted]] [[China|Chinese]] [[Emperor]] [[Pu Yi]], after [[Invasion of Manchuria|invading]] the north-eastern Chinese province of [[Manchuria]] in [[1931]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'') | |||
The [[Nimon]]s had a puppet government on [[Skonnos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'') | |||
In an [[alternate timeline]], the [[Dalek]]s created a puppet government on [[Earth]], run by the [[Controller (Day of the Daleks)|Controller]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The depiction of the puppet government shown in ''Day of the Daleks ''is heavily inspired by the "French State" (colloquially known as "Vichy France" or the "[[Vichy government]]"), the Nazi collaborationist regime that nominally governed France during World War II.{{Fact}} | The depiction of the puppet government shown in ''Day of the Daleks ''is heavily inspired by the "French State" (colloquially known as "Vichy France" or the "[[Vichy government]]"), the [[Nazi]] collaborationist regime that nominally governed [[France]] during [[World War II]].{{Fact}} | ||
[[Category:Governments]] | [[Category:Governments]] | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 22 August 2017
A puppet government was a government that exercised little or no real authority, with the real power being held by others.
Japan established the puppet government of Manchukuo, ruled by the ousted Chinese Emperor Pu Yi, after invading the north-eastern Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang)
The Nimons had a puppet government on Skonnos. (TV: The Horns of Nimon)
In an alternate timeline, the Daleks created a puppet government on Earth, run by the Controller. (TV: Day of the Daleks)
Behind the scenes
The depiction of the puppet government shown in Day of the Daleks is heavily inspired by the "French State" (colloquially known as "Vichy France" or the "Vichy government"), the Nazi collaborationist regime that nominally governed France during World War II.[source needed]
