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A sack of this city, which led Romain Rolland to call the Germans “descendants of Attila the Hun,” was preceded by a similar action undertaken by Max von Hausen’s army in Dinant. For 10 points each:
[10m] A chapter of The Guns of August details the burning of a university library in what city by invading German forces?
ANSWER: Louvain [or Leuven]
[10h] This document authored by scientists, artists, and professors defends the invasion of Belgium. This document asserts that “we…refuse to buy a defeat at the cost of saving a work of art” in response to the destruction of Louvain.
ANSWER: Manifesto of the Ninety-Three German Intellectuals [or An Appeal To The World of Culture, An Appeal To The Civilized World, or An die Kulturwelt!]
[10e] The John Rylands Library in this city spearheaded the drive for donations to replenish the Catholic University of Louvain’s library. Friedrich Engels wrote The Condition of the Working Class in England while in this city.
ANSWER: Manchester
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y1014.00100%30%10%

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