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Round 6: 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 attempt (10[1])to seize properties in this industry in the Youngstown case. (10[1])Alexander Berkman was arrested (-5[1])for attempting to stab an executive in this industry, Henry Clay Frick. (10[1])A businessman (10[1])in this (10[1])industry who funded the American Anti-Imperialist League described the duties of philanthropy in “The Gospel (10[2])of Wealth.” (10[1])Pinkerton agents engaged in a shootout with striking workers in this industry in Homestead, (-5[1])Pennsylvania. For 10 points, Pittsburgh 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]
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
William KikerDartmouth AVermont B2210
Eames WeeksBrown AAmherst A3210
Yuval KleinWilliams CHarvard36-5
Jaehyun ParkBoston University ABrandeis Bach4810
Rafael GómezAmherst BTufts C5010
Ayaan JajodiaDartmouth BBrown B5210
Mohamed AlgraiwMIT ABoston College A6710
Dylan TanouyeTufts BUConn A6710
Jack GranahanBrandeis MozartWilliams B6910
Jacky LiMIT BBrandeis Beethoven83-5
Kaitlyn FarrinBrandeis BeethovenMIT B10210

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