| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Irene Hunt novel Across Five Aprils is set at this conflict's beginning and end. This conflict is the subject of the Ambrose Bierce (+) collection Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. For the points, identify this conflict, the subject of Stephen Crane's (*) The Red Badge of Courage. | American Civil War |
| During this decade, the Sioux [[SOO]], Cheyenne, and Arapaho fought the U.S. in the Powder River War. Red Cloud's (+) War occurred in this decade, in which Native Americans fought in the Second Battle of (*) Bull Run. Some Natives joined the Confederacy during, for the points, what decade in which the Civil War was fought? | 1860s (prompt on "60s") |
| This man tasked Major Benjamin Tallmadge with forming an espionage network called the Culper Ring. Officer Louis Coulon de Villiers [[veel-YAY]] (+) forced the surrender of this officer at the Battle of Fort Necessity, and this man successfully defeated British forces during the (*) Siege of Boston. For the points, name this American commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. | George Washington |
| Ronald Reagan’s speech “A Time for Choosing” declared a need to stop this ideology. Dwight Eisenhower (+) ran on a platform opposing this ideology, corruption, and Korea. (*) “Containment Theory” tried to halt, for the points, what ideology, subject of the “Red Scare"? | Communism |
| The most recent of these objects features a magnolia flower and was unveiled in 2021. Several southern states (+) updated these items to remove a controversial symbol, and Hawaii’s iteration of this object is the only one to (*) honor a foreign country. For the points, identify these objects flown from state capitols. | State Flags (accept Mississippi Flag before “Hawaii” is mentioned; prompt on "Flag") |
| The Gopher Gang ran a neighborhood in this city, which was the site of the “Capeman” murders. The Dead Rabbits (+) Riot began after the destruction of the Bowery Boys' headquarters in this city's Five Points neighborhood. (*) For the points, name this East Coast city where gang violence often struck in areas such as lower Manhattan. | New York City (accept NYC) |
| Congress refused to allow Abraham Lincoln to keep a pair of these animals, which had been gifted to him by the King of Siam. (+) Thomas Edison filmed the killing by electrocution of one of these animals as part of his propaganda effort against Nikola Tesla's alternating current. For the points, what (*) pachyderm is an enduring symbol of the Republican party? | Elephant |
| This individual claimed the United States was facing a "crisis of confidence" in his "Malaise Speech." A meeting organized by this individual led to the signing of the Camp David (+) Accords, and this president was criticized for his handling of the (*) Iran Hostage Crisis. Succeeded by Ronald Reagan, this is, for the points, what Georgia-born 39th president of the United States? | Jimmy Carter (or James Earl Carter, Jr.) |
| An altercation involving the USS Maddox took place during this war, which was the subject of documents released by Daniel Ellsberg. (+) Duplicitous tactics used to generate support for this war were detailed by The New York Times using the Pentagon Papers. Operation (*) Rolling Thunder was a long-term air bombardment during, for the points, what war in Southeast Asia? | Vietnam War (accept Second Indochina War) |
| This president used the slogan “It’s the economy, stupid” to win an election. This president instituted “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and the (+) “Defense of Marriage Act,” and his administration included the first female attorney general, Janet Reno, and the first female secretary (*) of state, Madeleine Albright. For the points, name this Democrat and U.S. president from 1993 to 2001. | Bill Clinton (or William Jefferson Clinton; accept William Jefferson Blythe III) |