<P> The V - sign (and its morse code equivalent) incorporated on an American propaganda poster for the War Production Board, 1942 or 1943 . </P> <P> U.S. President Richard Nixon used the gesture to signal victory in the Vietnam War, an act which became one of his best - known trademarks . He also used it on his departure from public office following his resignation in 1974 . </P> <P> Protesters against the Vietnam War (and subsequent anti-war protests) and counterculture activists adopted the gesture as a sign of peace . Because the hippies of the day often flashed this sign (palm out) while saying "Peace", it became popularly known (through association) as the peace sign . </P> <P> The V sign, primarily palm - outwards, is very commonly made by Japanese people, especially younger people, when posing for informal photographs, and is known as pīsu sain (ピース サイン, peace sign), or more commonly simply pīsu (ピース, peace). As the name reflects, this dates to the Vietnam War era and anti-war activists, though the precise origin is disputed . The V sign was known in Japan from the post-World War II Allied occupation of Japan, but did not acquire the use in photographs until later . </P>

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