Packet 7: Tossup 19

A factory for this material was constructed by Frederich Krupp in Essen. (15[1])The firm Arthur McKee (15[1])& Co was hired to design a factory (15[1])for manufacturing this material in Magnitogorsk. The (15[1])London kontor of the Hanseatic league (15[1])was named for (15[1])this material. (15[1])Production of this non-fuel material in Saarland and the Ruhr Valley (-5[1])was managed (-5[1])by an organization proposed by the Schuman Plan. (15[1])Henry (*) Bessemer (10[1])devised (10[1])a process (10[3])for removing (10[2])impurities during the production (-5[1])of this material. (10[2])This material and coal name a European “community” which preceded the EU. For 10 points, skyscrapers are often constructed from what (10[1])iron alloy? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: steel [accept the Steelyard; prompt on European Coal and Steel Community before “coal” and accept afterwards]
<European History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
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