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Description acceptable. A humanitarian crisis resulting from this non-Greek event led volunteers to found Oxfam America. The world’s largest non-governmental organization, BRAC, was founded by a refugee from this event. A fundraiser for victims of this event was the world’s first benefit concert and was organized by George Harrison. Not donating to victims of (-5[1])this conflict was controversially likened to letting a child drown by (*) Peter Singer in “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” and this conflict’s aftermath led to the founding of Grameen Bank. During this conflict, 10 million refugees fled to a neighboring country to escape Operation Searchlight, (10[1])which was precipitated by the 1970 Bhola cyclone. For 10 (10[1])points, name this war in which Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led East Pakistan to independence. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Bangladesh Liberation War [or Muktijuddho; accept Bangladesh War of Independence; accept Bangladesh Civil War; accept Bangladesh Genocide; accept Bangladeshi in place of “Bangladesh”; prompt on Pakistani Civil War; prompt on Indo–Pakistani War of 1971 by asking “during what conflict did the Indo–Pakistani War break out?”; prompt on Operation Searchlight until read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adhrit YadavLambertGeorgia Tech A53-5
Darren KellisMiltonInnovation Academy C9710
Moses DongJohns CreekInnovation Academy B10710
Jack MangrumInnovation Academy AGeorgia Tech D12210
Aaryan TomarGeorgia Tech ALambert12210

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