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| One signee of this treaty ignored one of its provisions by reoccupying forts such as Fort Miami and Fort Niagara. Benjamin West attempted to paint the signing of this treaty at Hotel York, but David Hartley and Richard Oswald refused to pose. The surrender at Yorktown by Lord Cornwallis led to the negotiation of this treaty. For the point, name this 1783 treaty which ended the Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. | Treaty of Paris, 1783 |
| California’s Un-American Activities Committee, led by Jack Tenny, believed this event to be the work of Nazi agents. Although likely an accident, the death of José Gallardo Díaz in the Sleepy Lagoon Murders fanned the flames of this riot. During this event, American G.I.s and other Anglos targeted minority men in namesake oversized clothes. For the point, name this 1943 anti-Chicano riot in Los Angeles, named for a type of streetwear. | Zoot Suit Riots (prompt on partial answers) |
| French landholders from Haiti likely caused a 1793 Yellow Fever outbreak in this city. George Washington unsuccessfully fought with William Howe at the Battle of Brandywine to prevent the British from capturing this city. After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress convened in this city until 1778. For the point, name this one-time capital of the U.S. and home of Benjamin Franklin. | Philadelphia (or Philly) |
| Confederate States of America (accept the Confederacy or CSA) |
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| One leader of workers in this industry led an unofficial 1969 strike, followed up by an improbable victory at the Battle of Saltley Gate. Arthur Scargill led a strike in this industry in 1985 after Margaret Thatcher closed over 115 pits due to rising inefficiency. The West Midlands city of Birmingham served as the center of this industry during the Industrial Revolution. For the point, name this industry which mines for a combustible black rock. | Coal Mining (accept Coal Miners) |
| Early battles in this conflict included a struggle over the Yalu River and Mukden, as well as a months-long Siege of Port Arthur. U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt mediated the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth to end this conflict, which was effectively decided for one side after a stunning victory at Tsushima. For the point, name this early 20th century war in which an Asian island nation embarrassed a European rival. | Russo-Japanese War (accept Russko-yaponskaya Voyna or Nichiro senso) |
| This country was invaded after an incident in which their neighbor built a fort at the Welwel oasis. The Hoare-Laval Pact proposed to end that conflict, which resulted in this country's defeat after the "March of the Iron Will" captured its capital. That defeat was intended to avenge this country's earlier victory at Adowa. For the point, name this East African country, formerly ruled by Haile Selassie and invaded by Italy in 1935. | Kingdom of Ethiopia (accept Ethiopian Empire, Abyssinia, or Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) |
| The destruction of one of these objects by Americans nearly led to a revival of hostilities along the Demilitarized Zone in the 1970s. The Allies used dummy versions of these objects to safely establish observation posts in No Man’s Land during World War One. A “Liberty” type of these natural objects, usually newly planted, became a symbol of the French Revolution. For the point, name these natural plants including Elm and Poplar varieties. | Trees (accept Poplar Tree Incident, Liberty Tree, or Liberty Pole) |
| This man faced allegations that he did little to assist clergymen Orlando Yorio and Franz Jalics [[yah-lich]], who were held as prisoners during the Dirty War. Amoris Laetitia, a magisterial document written by this man, called for the acceptance of gay laypeople. This clergyman succeeded Benedict XVI after his unexpected resignation in 2013. For the point, name this first pope born in the Americas. | Pope Francis (accept Jorge Mario Bergoglio) |
| This organization backed the Saur Revolution, which led to the death of Mohammed Daoud Khan and his family in the Presidential palace in Afghanistan. Future premier Yuri Andropov served as head of this agency. A young Vladimir Putin served in this agency, being deployed to East Germany, where he supported the Red Army Faction. For the point, name this Soviet Intelligence Agency which succeeded the Cheka and NKVD. | KGB (accept CSS, Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, or Committee for State Security; prompt on "USSR" or "Soviet Union" before mentioned) |