3. $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

4. This president pardoned Richard Nixon when many wanted justice.

5. Who is Gerald Ford? $100

6. 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.

7. Who is Jimmy Carter ? $200

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

9. Who is John F. Kennedy? $300

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

11. Who is Richard Nixon? $400

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

14. Who is Ronald Reagan? $???

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

16. What is the 38 th parallel? $100

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

18. $200 Who is William Levitt?

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

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

21. This organization was originally created to create better missiles.

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

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

24. $500 What are “babyboomers”?

25. This president challenged the nation to land on the moon.

26. $100 Who is John F. Kennedy ?

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

28. $200 What was the Tet Offensive?

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

30. $300 Who is Jimi Hendrix?

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

32. $400 Who is Lyndon Johnson?

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

35. $??? What are the Pentagon Papers?

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

37. $100 Who is Richard Nixon?

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

39. $200 What is make both countries nervous so he could gain power in negotiations.

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

41. $300 What is the “domino theory”?

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

43. $400 Who are Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin?

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

45. $500 Who is the Ayatollah Khomeini?

46. This Soviet leader made “the fear disappear”.

47. $100 Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?

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

49. $200 Who is George Bush Sr. ?

50. Reagan believed in this, typically Republican, economic theory.

51. $300 What is “trickle- down” economics?

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

53. $400 What is the Reykjavik summit meeting?

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

55. $500 Who is Henry Kissinger?

56. World Leaders

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

58. What is Vladmir Putin?