$100 $500 $400 $200 $300 $200 $300 $500 $400 Presidential Blunders! The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s This and That CLICK HERE FOR FINAL JEOPARDY

This president pardoned Richard Nixon when many wanted justice.

Who is Gerald Ford? $100

At the end of this man’s term, the US had terrible inflation, many were out of work, and Iran was holding 53 Americans hostage.

Who is Jimmy Carter ? $200

This leader landed 1500 men at the Bay of Pigs and didn’t provide promised support.

Who is John F. Kennedy? $300

This president “obstructed justice” by not turning over tapes of oval office conversations.

Who is Richard Nixon? $400

This president sold weapons to Iran (not a friend!) without Congressional approval in order to give money to the Contras in Nicaragua.

Who is Ronald Reagan? $???

The Korean War ended with the country split at this location.

What is the 38 th parallel? $100

The suburbs grew during this decade thanks to home construction by this man.

$200 Who is William Levitt?

The arms race resulted in these new safety measures for an atomic attack.

What are fallout shelters and “duck and cover” rehearsals? $300

This organization was originally created to create better missiles.

What is N.A.S.A.? $400

Young people, known by this term, grew their hair long and listened to that crazy Rock N Roll.

$500 What are “babyboomers”?

This president challenged the nation to land on the moon.

$100 Who is John F. Kennedy ?

This attack by the North Vietnamese on the New Year was a turning point in the Vietnam War.

$200 What was the Tet Offensive?

The decade ended when this singer performed the final act at Woodstock.

$300 Who is Jimi Hendrix?

This president was overwhelmed by the Vietnam War and sought not to run for reelection.

$400 Who is Lyndon Johnson?

When mistakes made in Vietnam were released to the press through these documents, Nixon decided he needed “plumbers” to fix White House leaks.

$??? What are the Pentagon Papers?

This president sent a team of ping-pong players to China as part of a cultural exchange.

$100 Who is Richard Nixon?

Nixon hoped meeting with China and the USSR might result in this.

$200 What is make both countries nervous so he could gain power in negotiations.

Nixon believed in Eisenhower’s Cold War philosophy, thinking it would happen in Southeast Asia.

$300 What is the “domino theory”?

Bringing these two leaders to an agreement at Camp David was Carter’s biggest achievement.

$400 Who are Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin?

This leader took over in Iran when the shah sought medical care in the US.

$500 Who is the Ayatollah Khomeini?

This Soviet leader made “the fear disappear”.

$100 Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?

The Berlin Wall came tumbling down when this president was in power.

$200 Who is George Bush Sr. ?

Reagan believed in this, typically Republican, economic theory.

$300 What is “trickle- down” economics?

At this meeting, Gorbie and Reagan discussed eliminating ALL nuclear weapons; it fell apart over STAR WARS.

$400 What is the Reykjavik summit meeting?

This man played a large role in developing Nixon’s policy of détente.

$500 Who is Henry Kissinger?

World Leaders

Many believe this current Russian leader is taking too much control and acts like a communist!

What is Vladmir Putin?