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Packet 11: Bonus 9

Answer the following about the experiences of Eastern Europeans seeking to immigrate to the United States in the early 20th century, for 10 points each:
[10e] Eastern Europeans typically entered the U.S. at this facility in New York, the main U.S. immigration hub..
ANSWER: Ellis Island [or Ellis Island Immigration Station]
[10h] Rabbi Henry Cohen encouraged Eastern European Jews to come to this city instead of Ellis Island. 8,000 people died during a natural disaster that devastated this “Wall Street of the Southwest.”
ANSWER: Galveston, Texas [accept Galveston Movement or Galveston Plan or Galveston Hurricane]
[10m] Eastern European immigration was largely halted by a 1924 “Emergency” Act that implemented a strict one of these policies. The “National Origins Formula” was used to create levels for these policies until 1965.
ANSWER: Quotas [accept Emergency Quota Act of 1924; accept descriptions of limiting immigration by country or equivalents]
<History - American, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 11

HeardPPBE %M %H %
2118.5786%71%29%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
An even worse ideaHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?0000
Armand duplantis fan clubBooz Allen Interns10101030EHM
I have no buzzer and I must negJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu100010E
Mountain Dew is BetterThe Young Jits1001020EM
Not Just BikingPC Chris Master Race10101030EHM
Ostia OrcasTed Offensive1001020EM
Virginia TechMichael Touse-Squid10101030EHM

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓613.3383%33%17%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓420.0075%100%25%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓422.50100%100%25%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓720.0086%71%43%