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Packet 8: Bonus 9

A 1904 campaign speech by this leader was paraphrased by nationalists as a declaration that “the twentieth century will be the Canadian century.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Francophone Canadian Prime Minister nicknamed the “Great Conciliator.” This anti-conscription leader was voted out after trying to create a version of NAFTA 80 years early.
ANSWER: Wilfred Laurier (“lorry-YAY”)
[10m] Henri Bourassa resigned and declared Laurier a “sell-out” after he sent troops to this war. Three years before this war’s start, the Jameson Raid hit Paul Kruger’s Transvaal Republic.
ANSWER: Second Boer War [prompt on Boer War; reject "First Boer War"]
[10e] Laurier primarily opposed conscription while serving as leader of the opposition during this global conflict sparked by the death of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
ANSWER: World War One [or WWI]
<History - World, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 08

HeardPPBE %M %H %
4022.5098%80%48%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Georgia ACalifornia0101020ME
Georgia BNorth Carolina0101020ME
Georgia CTexas A001010E
KentuckyWashington0000
Texas BNew York0101020ME

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓623.33100%83%50%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓120.00100%100%0%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓215.00100%0%50%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓430.00100%100%100%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓422.50100%75%50%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓320.00100%67%33%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓425.00100%100%50%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓323.33100%100%33%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓514.0080%60%0%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓825.00100%88%63%