War of the Austrian Succession - 2024 ACF Fall

Question

Charles VI’s Pragmatic Sanction ultimately failed to prevent the outbreak of this conflict. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this conflict that began after Prussia under Frederick II invaded the province of Silesia.

ANSWER: War of the Austrian Succession [prompt on First Silesian War or Second Silesian War by asking “what larger war was that a part of?”]

[10e] Austria was supported by this empire, ruled by King George II. This empire simultaneously continued to fight France for control over colonies in North America.

ANSWER: Great Britain [or the British Empire; accept United Kingdom or UK; prompt on England]

[10h] The aftermath of the War of the Austrian Succession saw Austria ally with France and Prussia ally with Great Britain in a realignment of alliances in Europe known by this name.

ANSWER: Diplomatic Revolution of 1756

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	5	20.00	100%	60%	40%
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	9	20.00	100%	56%	44%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	18.89	100%	44%	44%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	8	13.75	88%	38%	13%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	8	21.25	100%	75%	38%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	6	16.67	100%	50%	17%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	9	17.78	100%	56%	22%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	9	14.44	100%	22%	22%

Data


Claremont B	UCLA E	0	10	0	10
UCLA A	Claremont C	10	10	0	20
UCLA D	Claremont A	0	10	0	10
UCSD	UCLA C	10	10	10	30
USC	UCLA B	10	10	10	30
Cornell E	Binghamton A	10	10	0	20
Binghamton B	Binghamton C	0	10	0	10
Cornell B	Cornell A	10	10	10	30
Cornell D	Cornell C	10	10	0	20
ESF	Cornell F	0	10	10	20
Penn State	U of Rochester A	0	10	0	10
RIT A	Cornell G	10	10	10	30
Syracuse	RIT B	10	10	10	30
U of Rochester B	RIT C	0	10	0	10
Chicago A	Illinois C	10	10	10	30
Illinois D	Purdue C	0	10	0	10
Iowa A	WashU A	0	10	0	10
Notre Dame A	Illinois A	10	10	10	30
Notre Dame B	Northwestern B	0	10	0	10
Iowa B	Notre Dame C	0	10	0	10
Purdue A	SIUE	10	10	10	30
Purdue B	Northwestern A	10	10	10	30
WashU B	Illinois B	0	10	0	10
Columbia J	Columbia B	0	0	0	0
Rutgers A	Fordham A	10	10	0	20
Penn B	Maryland A	10	10	10	30
Penn A	NYU A	0	10	0	10
Maryland B	NYU B	0	10	0	10
Lehigh A	Princeton A	10	10	0	20
Lehigh B	Rowan A	0	10	0	10
Rutgers B	Bard A	0	10	0	10
Jefferson County Scholars	Miami B	10	10	0	20
Michigan A	CWRU C	10	10	10	30
Michigan D	Michigan B	0	10	0	10
Michigan C	West Virginia A	0	10	0	10
Ohio State A	West Virginia B	10	10	0	20
Ohio State B	CWRU A	10	10	0	20
Miami A	Ohio State C	10	10	10	30
Michigan State A	Miami C	10	10	10	30
UW Envy	Alberta	10	10	0	20
Arizona State A	UW Chastity	10	10	0	20
Arizona State B	UW Wrath	10	10	10	30
UBC A	UW Gluttony	0	10	0	10
UW Lust	UW Pride	0	10	0	10
Emory Oxford	Georgia Tech C	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Auburn C	0	10	0	10
Furman	Clemson A	0	10	0	10
Auburn A	Emory A	0	10	10	20
Georgia A	Georgia Tech B	10	10	0	20
Mississippi State A	Georgia Tech A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech D	Southern	10	10	0	20
Tennessee A	South Carolina B	10	10	0	20
South Carolina A	Tennessee B	10	10	10	30
Alabama A	Vanderbilt B	0	10	0	10
Liberty B	Appalachian State A	0	10	0	10
Appalachian State B	Liberty C	0	10	0	10
UNC A	James Madison A	0	10	0	10
NC State	James Madison B	10	10	10	30
Liberty A	VCU	10	10	10	30
Tusculum	Duke A	0	10	0	10
UNC B	Virginia	0	10	0	10
UNC C	UNC D	0	10	0	10
Virginia Tech A	William & Mary	0	10	0	10
UW Greed	UBC B	0	10	0	10