Question
Frank Knapp said that three successive liberal leaders of this country believed themselves to be “indispensable,” “infallible,” and “inevitable,” respectively. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country where liberals were victorious in the Reform War before the French installed Maximilian I as emperor.
ANSWER: Mexico [or México or United Mexican States or Estados Unidos Mexicanos]
[10m] After Benito Juárez’s death, this liberal general deposed Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, beginning 35 years of authoritarian rule. This ruler was eventually overthrown in the Mexican Revolution.
ANSWER: Porfirio Díaz [accept Porfiriato]
[10h] José Yves Limantour was a key figure in “developmentalist” liberalism as Secretary of Finance and led this group of technocratic advisors to Díaz, who promoted a positivist approach to politics.
ANSWER: Científicos
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Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at BU | 2024-12-06 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Duke | 2024-12-06 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Missouri S&T | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA Online | 2025-05-17 | Y | 5 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Penn State | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 25% | 25% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 50% | 100% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 6 | 25.00 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
Data
| USF | UCF B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UF A | UF B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| UCF A | UF C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Florida Tech | Valencia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |