Round 6: Tossup 19
A speech by this leader opens with the worry that democracy will be the “insolvent phantom of tomorrow.” Malcolm Moos wrote speeches for this leader, who invoked WIlliam Jennings Bryan by describing “humanity hanging from a cross of iron” in his Chance for Peace speech. Another speech by this leader warned against the “grave implications” of an (*) “acquisition of unwarranted influence” in the “councils of government.” This president’s farewell address urged Americans to guard against the “military-industrial Complex.” For 10 points, name this general-turned President who wrote a speech inspiring the Allied Expeditionary Force on the morning of D-Day. ■END■
ANSWER: Dwight D. Eisenhower [accept Dwight David Eisenhower; or David Dwight Eisenhower]
<History - American, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 06
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhangir Satzhanov | Birmingham A | Birmingham B | 65 | 10 |
| William Turner | Bath | Cambridge | 76 | 10 |
| Harry Crane | Warperial | Oxford | 76 | 10 |
| Tevin Francis | Southampton | Southperial | 89 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 100% | 50% | 67% | 63.67 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 61.67 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 69.67 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 72.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 5 | 100% | 0% | 20% | 78.00 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 80.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 76.50 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 67% | 74.00 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 0% | 40% | 77.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✕ | 8 | 100% | 38% | 25% | 62.50 |