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Round 8: Tossup 9

A “Little” strike in this industry led to the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago. The Supreme Court blocked the Truman administration’s (10[1])attempt to seize (10[1])properties in this industry (10[2])in the Youngstown case. Alexander Berkman was arrested for attempting to stab an executive (10[1])in this industry, Henry Clay Frick. (-5[1])A businessman in this industry who funded the American Anti-Imperialist League described the duties of philanthropy in “The Gospel of Wealth.” Pinkerton agents engaged in a shootout (-5[1])with striking workers in this industry in Homestead, Pennsylvania. For 10 points, Pittsburgh (10[1])was a center for what industry in which Andrew Carnegie became a billionaire? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: steel industry [or steelmaking or steel manufacturing; prompt on metal or iron; prompt on manufacturing]
<Editors, American History> | Packet I
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Jas WangUCLA FUC Irvine2110
Terrence HanUCLA BUCLA D2410
Annika LarsonClaremont AClaremont B2810
Winston ZuoUC Santa BarbaraUCSD A2810
Joseph WangUCLA EUSC B4210
Bolun ThompsonUCLA CUCSD B48-5
Jacob CohenUCLA AUSC A75-5
Yuv MaganUCSD BUCLA C8810
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TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain✓4100%0%70.75
Southern CaliforniaMain✓7100%29%47.57
Eastern Canada (1)Main✓580%60%82.00
Eastern Canada (2)Main✓989%44%84.25
FloridaMain✓4100%0%65.75
Great LakesMain✓12100%8%42.08
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain✓9100%22%69.22
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓2100%0%28.50
MidwestMain✓9100%22%56.11
NorthMain✓4100%0%44.75
NortheastMain✓1090%20%56.56
PacificMain✓888%50%65.57
South CentralMain✓7100%14%69.43
SoutheastMain✓13100%15%57.31
Upstate NYMain✓5100%20%60.40