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THE FASCIST SALUTE WAS AN OPEN HAND SYMBOLIZING
FRIENDSHIP AND PEACE BY SHOWING THEY HAD NO
WEAPONS. THE COMMUNIST SALUTE OF A CLOSED
FIST CAME AS A DIRECT OPPOSITE OF THIS SALUTE.
Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Salutes |
Date learned: 00-00-1965