Regional US History Bee Round 1 1. This man created the artwork Let Us Prey, which depicts a group of vultures with human-like faces, meant to represent members of Tammany Hall. While working for Harper’s Weekly, this man popularized the image of the elephant to represent the Republican Party. Who is this political cartoonist who satirized men like Boss Tweed? ANSWER: Thomas Nast 052-13-91-01101 2. This policy was aided by General John DeWitt’s Military Proclamation Number One, and it was specifically enforced by Executive Order 9066. This policy resulted in people, including many Nisei living in California, being sent to places like the Manzanar camp. What is this World War II policy that involved the forcible relocation of thousands of Asian Americans? ANSWER: Japanese internment [accept words like “internment” or “relocation” for “internment,” accept “Japanese-Americans” for “Japanese,” prompt on Asian-American internment] 052-13-91-01102 3. This action’s performance resulted in Press Secretary Jerald terHorst resigning in 1974. This action is performed by the president each year on a turkey, and Jimmy Carter did it in regards to Vietnam War draft dodgers. What is this action which Gerald Ford performed on Richard Nixon, thus ensuring Nixon could not be prosecuted for the Watergate scandal? ANSWER: giving a presidential pardon [accept pardoning Nixon until “each year”] 052-13-91-01103 4. This first name is held by the widow of Malcolm X. This is the first name of a woman who wrote about “the problem that has no name” within domesticity and in a shortened form, the first name of a First Lady who started a namesake California hospital to treat substance abuse. What is this first name of the author of The Feminine Mystique and Gerald Ford’s First Lady? ANSWER: Betty [or Bettye; prompt on Elizabeth] 052-13-91-01104 5. This location was described by Susanna Dickinson, who, along with a slave named Joe, was allowed to leave it. People who died at this location include Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. Along with “the Goliad,” its name was shouted by vengeful Texas soldiers. What is this former Catholic mission near San Antonio successfully besieged by Mexican forces in 1836? ANSWER: the Alamo 052-13-91-01105 Regional US History Bee 1 Page 1 of 7 6. This state was where many black sharecroppers were killed in the Elaine Race Riot, and students who attended school here included Ernest Green and Melba Beals. This state’s governor, Orval Faubus, supported segregated schools. What is this state where Dwight Eisenhower sent the U.S. Army to as a way to ensure successful school integration by the “Little Rock Nine”? ANSWER: Arkansas 052-13-91-01106 7. This decade featured a presidential election where a candidate was attacked by the “Coffin Handbill” and charges that his wife was a bigamist. During this decade, Joseph Story wrote about the “reign of King Mob,” referring to the wild first inauguration of “Old Hickory.” What is this decade where Andrew Jackson was first elected president of the United States? ANSWER: 1820’s 052-13-91-01107 8. This family has a member who was called “a promising student” turned “monster” in an August 2013 headline. A member of this family took a glamorous photograph of himself that was used for a controversial cover of Rolling Stone. What is this Chechen family whose members included Tamerlan and Dzhokhar (JOH-kar), the bombers of the Boston Marathon? ANSWER: Tsarnaev 052-13-91-01108 9. These people’s cause was promoted by a photograph of a man named Gordon’s back. These people lived in fear of being sent “down the river” and they were frequently banned from being taught how to read, especially after the failed uprising of Nat Turner. Who were these people used as forced labor on Southern cotton plantations? ANSWER: black slaves [or blacks; or African-Americans; prompt on workers; prompt on laborers; prompt on servants] 052-13-91-01109 10. This type of material is defined using the “Roth test.” It was defined by Potter Stewart in a case where he said the line “I know it when I see it.” That case, Jacobellis v. Ohio, involved the placement of the French film The Lovers in this category. What is this category of bothersome material exemplified by X-rated movies or Playboy magazine? ANSWER: pornography [or obscenity; accept word forms] 052-13-91-01110 11. This man was critiqued by the newspaper Nauvoo Expositor and he was ultimately killed by a mob at a jail in Carthage, Illinois. This man claimed to have found golden plates after being guided by the angel Moroni. Who is this man eventually succeeded by Brigham Young, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement and publisher of The Book of Mormon? ANSWER: Joseph Smith Jr. 052-13-91-01111 Regional US History Bee 1 Page 2 of 7 12. This man was the target of an investigation that used the “pumpkin papers,” and Harry Truman called his trial a “red herring.” This man, a friend of Dean Acheson, was accused by Whittaker Chambers before HUAC. His downfall was largely due to young congressman Richard Nixon’s investigation. Who is this State Department official accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948? ANSWER: Alger Hiss 052-13-91-01112 13. This man obtained a 1798 contract to manufacture muskets, shortly after his New Haven factory burned to the ground. This inventor popularized the idea of interchangeable parts, but his best known creation helped perpetuate Southern slavery by improving the efficient growing of a certain cash crop. Who is this American inventor credited with inventing the cotton gin? ANSWER: Eli Whitney 052-13-91-01113 14. This event was where Frederick Douglass denounced “the repudation of one-half of the moral and intellectual power” of the world. This event was planned by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and led to the drafting of the Declaration of Sentiments. What is this 1848 convention, the first to promote women’s rights in the United States? ANSWER: Seneca Falls Convention 052-13-91-01114 15. This location was originally named Shangri-La, but had its name changed to that of Dwight Eisenhower’s father. This location was where Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat met for a series of 1978 talks. What is this location that was the namesake of negotiations leading to the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty and is the special country retreat of the U.S. President? ANSWER: Camp David [or Naval Support Facility Thurmont; or Shangri-La before it is mentioned] 052-13-91-01115 16. This author wrote about John Unger encountering “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” in a story published in his collection Tales of the Jazz Age. Along with his wife, Zelda Sayre, this man was one of the chief members of the “Lost Generation” and is best known for writing a book narrated by Nick Carraway. Who is this author of The Great Gatsby? ANSWER: Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald 052-13-91-01116 17. This woman threatened a rebellion “if particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies.” This woman wrote “remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them your ancestors” in a letter to her husband advocating for greater women’s rights. She was the first “Second Lady” of the United States. Who is this woman, the second First Lady and wife of John? ANSWER: Abigail Adams [or Abigail Smith] 052-13-91-01117 Regional US History Bee 1 Page 3 of 7 18. This location was where Mary Ann Vecchio was photographed screaming over a dead body. This location was where Governor Jim Rhodes sent in troops to crack down on “dissident groups,” referring to protesters opposed to the American invasion of Cambodia. What is this Ohio university where four protesters were killed by the National Guard in 1970? ANSWER: Kent State University [or KSU] 052-13-91-01118 19. This president’s Secretary of State refused to recognize territory gained by force and was named Henry Stimson. This president sent Douglas MacArthur and George Patton to drive off protesters camped out on Anacostia Flats in Washington D.C. Who is this president who ordered troops to attack the Bonus Army and was blamed for the effects of the Great Depression? ANSWER: Herbert Clark Hoover 052-13-91-01119 20. This country destroyed a gunboat called the Panay in a 1937 attack. This country was “opened” to the U.S. by the arrival of the “Black Ships” of Commodore Matthew Perry. It experienced a democratic constitution under the occupation of Douglas MacArthur. What is this foreign country that attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor? ANSWER: Japan 052-13-91-01120 21. This man said he “smelt a rat in Philadelphia,” which was his reason for not attending the Constitutional Convention. His biographer, William Wirt, described his best known speech, which occurred before the House of Burgesses on March 23, 1775. Who is this first post-colonial Governor of Virginia, a patriot that famously said “give me liberty, or give me death!” ANSWER: Patrick Henry 052-13-91-01121 22. This man is the subject of the short film Verax, made during his trip to Hong Kong. He made contact with Glenn Greenwald to relay information about projects like PRISM. This man currently has asylum in Russia after delivering information to The Guardian. Who is this former NSA employee who leaked details of American surveillance programs? ANSWER: Edward Snowden 052-13-91-01122 23.