Question
Due to the USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter embargoed exports of a major product of these businesses, contributing to their 1980’s “crisis.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these businesses, one of which Jimmy Carter placed in a blind trust during his presidency. The New Deal created a “security administration” for these businesses due to their lack of productivity during the Dust Bowl.
ANSWER: farms [accept peanut farm; accept Farm Security Administration] (President Carter embargoed grain shipments.)
[10m] During the Carter administration, the USDA was led by a politician from this state. In this state, Democratic candidates run on the platform of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, including former Senator Walter Mondale.
ANSWER: Minnesota [or MN] (The USDA Secretary was Robert “Bob” Bergland.)
[10h] A 155-acre farm near St. Paul is owned by members of this ethnic group. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down documented a child of this ethnic group, which in the 80s settled in farming areas like the Central Valley.
ANSWER: Hmong [accept Miao, but discourage its use as it’s considered derogatory]
<History - American History>
Summary
| 2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 80% | 40% | 20% |
Data
| Columbia A | Swarthmore A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Fordham | Swarthmore B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| University of Delaware A | NYU A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU B | NYU C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Princeton | Penn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |