Round 2: Tossup 18

The 1930 pamphlet “Now or Never” derived this country’s name by combining letters from five provinces. (10[1])A leader who championed (10[1])muhajir (10[1])immigrants to this country (10[1])proclaimed “We will eat (10[1])grass” as the cost of its nuclear program. (10[1])After returning from exile in 2007, this country’s first female prime minister was assassinated. (10[1])In the 1970s, this country initiated Operation Searchlight in a failed attempt to suppress rebellion in an eastern region. This country’s independence was promoted by a Muslim League including Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. For 10 points, the 1947 partition of the British Raj created India and what Muslim-majority country? ■END■

ANSWER: Pakistan [accept West Pakistan] (The pamphlet combined Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Balochistan to create “Pakstan,” which eventually turned into “Pakistan.”)
<Claremont A, World History> | Packet B
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Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%21.20
UK (South)UK7100%14%27.14
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%52.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%0%27.43
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%0%28.50
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%11%45.78
FloridaUS4100%25%43.25
Great LakesUS11100%18%46.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%22%54.11
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS12100%8%37.00
MidwestUS9100%22%47.00
NorthUS4100%50%67.00
NortheastUS12100%0%36.58
PacificUS8100%0%22.25
South CentralUS6100%17%63.67
SoutheastUS12100%17%42.08
Upstate NYUS580%40%66.50