Question

This nation’s liberum veto required unanimity to pass any law. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country, which was eventually partitioned by its neighbors due partly to the inefficiency of its parliament, the Sejm (“same”). Earlier, the Union of Lublin combined this kingdom with a Grand Duchy to its east.
ANSWER: Poland [accept Poland-Lithuania or Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, prompt on Lithuania]
[10h] This monarch orchestrated the First Partition of Poland, and gained the cities of Olsztyn (“OL-shtin”) and Elbląg (“EL-blonk”) from it, which allowed him to alter his title from “King in” a region to “King of” that region.
ANSWER: Frederick the Great [or Frederick II of Prussia or Friedrich II; prompt on Frederick or Friedrich]
[10e] After the Partitions of Poland, the Duchy of Warsaw was formed by this Corsican-born Emperor of the French, bringing a Polish state back into existence.
ANSWER: Napoleon I [or Napoleon Bonaparte or Napoleone di Buonaparte]
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2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY827.50100%100%75%
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Auburn ATennessee A10101030
Tennessee BClemson A0101020
Clemson BGeorgia A001010
Emory AGeorgia Tech B10101030
Vanderbilt AEmory Oxford001010
FurmanAlabama A1001020
South Carolina AGeorgia Tech A10101030
Georgia Tech CAuburn B1001020
Georgia Tech EGeorgia Tech D10101030
Mississippi State ASouth Carolina B1001020
SouthernBelmont001010
Vanderbilt BAuburn C10101030