Minas Gerais - 2024 PLAYTIME @ Harvard

Question

A battleship named after this state ignited an arms race that was interrupted by the Revolt of the Lash. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this state. This state, when paired with an alphabetically later state, was alluded to in a phrase that described a certain country’s coronelism system.

ANSWER: Minas Gerais

[10e] Minas Gerais is located in this country. This country built Rio de Janeiro during the arms race that was initiated by the construction of the Minas Gerais.

ANSWER: Brazil [or Federative Republic of Brazil or República Federativa do Brasil]

[10m] This country commissioned the Almirante Grau-class cruisers during that arms race, named after this country’s admiral Miguel Grau. This country and an eastern ally were defeated by a southern neighbor in a war that was sparked by the institution of a nitrate tax.

ANSWER: Peru [or Republic of Peru or República del Peru]

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