Question

Two answers required. The collapse of exports from one of these two countries caused the other to develop urban agriculture known as organoponics. One of these countries adopted repressive policies from the other during the “Grey Years.” One of these countries introduced rationing after losing aid from the other as part of the “Special Period in (-5[1])Peacetime.” A leader of one of these countries announced its ideological alignment with the other only after repelling the expatriate (*) Brigade (-5[1])2506. One of (10[1])these country’s shipments of R-12’s to the other became the subject of a naval “quarantine” when bases were spotted by a (10[1])U-2 (10[1])spy (10[3])plane. One of these (10[1])countries invested in the other’s first-strike capabilities after the latter repelled the Bay of Pigs (10[1])invasion. For 10 points, name these two socialist countries that allied under Nikita Khrushchev and (10[1])Fidel Castro. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Cuba AND the Soviet Union [accept the Republic of Cuba or República de Cuba for “Cuba”; accept Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR or CCCP for “Soviet Union”; prompt on Russia for “Soviet Union”]
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Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024N6100%0%50%130.33
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024N4100%50%0%76.75
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y3100%0%33%121.33
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y5100%0%20%106.40
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%0%113.33

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alan WuVanderbilt BWUSTL56-5
Roan DowlingIowaMichigan B77-5
Leo TaoMichigan CMichigan A8010
Jonah SchwartzWUSTL JTruman State10110
Ryan HappelSIUEWUSTL C10210
Roxanne TangOhio StateOhio10310
Conor ThompsonIowa StateVassar10310
Kevin ParkClaremontGeorgia Tech A10310
Teigue KellyPenn State APenn State B10710
Brady PinterBelmontUSN A12210
Gabe ForrestSquidward Community CollegeWUSTL A13710
Adam MonuskoMichigan BIowa13910
Jeremy CummingsWUSTLVanderbilt B13910