Question
Answer the following about historical periods depicted in the books of Adam Hochschild, for 10 points each.
[10e] Hochschild’s most famous book is named for this king’s Ghost. This king of Belgium oversaw the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom and directed his Force Publique to carry out forced amputations to collect rubber.
ANSWER: Leopold II of Belgium [prompt on Leopold]
[10m] A 2016 Hochschild book surveys American involvement in this war, including Texaco chairman Torkild Rieber supplying one side with cheap oil. The mixed brigades fought on one side of this war alongside the POUM and CNT-FAI.
ANSWER: Spanish Civil War [or Guerra Civil Española]
[10h] Hochschild’s most recent book, American Midnight, describes how Woodrow Wilson tasked this veteran of the Philippine–American War with breaking up strikes in the Midwest. This general ran unsuccessfully in the 1920 Republican presidential primary.
ANSWER: Leonard Wood
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 10 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 50% | 13% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 80% | 40% | 20% |
Data
| Michigan State A | Claremont A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Iowa A | Texas A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Rice A | Iowa B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| UW A | Sorbonne | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Texas A&M A | Appalachian State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas A&M B | UBC A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |