Question

An attempted action against this country nicknamed the “Canadian initiative” was dropped in order to appease Québécois voters. An airport in this country still bears the name of an aviator who allegedly had his flayed skin used as rolling papers for cigarettes. This country used the Gondrand massacre as justification for the continuation of a conflict. An action by this country provoked a speech that warned (*) “it is us today, it will be you tomorrow.” (10[1]-5[3])This country faced economic sanctions after a war that began with the Walwal incident. (10[2])The Hoare-Laval pact was signed to end an invasion instigated by this country, which prompted a 1936 address by Haile Selassie. (10[2])For 10 points, name this European nation (10[1])that attempted to colonize Ethiopia for a second time during the reign of Benito Mussolini. ■END■

ANSWER: Kingdom of Italy [or Italia; or Fascist Italy] (The Canadian initiative was a proposal for the League of Nations to sanction Italy’s coal and steel trade that was blocked due to Quebec’s admiration for Mussolini. The aviator who was killed after landing in Ethiopia was Tito Minniti.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jordan BrownsteinBrownstein et al.Northwestern7410
Ned TagtmeierChicago AIllinois74-5
Eric MukherjeeAmartya Senpai Notice MeMichigan74-5
Charles HangWUSTLMojo Shojo74-5
Chris RayOSUChicago B+8810
Nick JensenMojo ShojoWUSTL8810
Justin WytmarIllinoisChicago A10910
Quynh PhungPurdueEpic10910
Adam MonuskoMichiganAmartya Senpai Notice Me11610

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%0%50%97.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%100%128.00