Round 3: Tossup 8

The Former Presidents Act was passed to give this president a pension after he claimed (15[1])to be (15[1])broke. (15[1])After this president oversaw the bombing (15[1])of Jayuya, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola attempted to assassinate him at the Blair House. (15[1])Tom Pendergast helped launch this man’s political career as a judge in Jackson County, (*) Missouri. This president’s “doctrine” followed George Kennan in advocating containment of communism. This president promoted Matthew Ridgway after firing Douglas Macarthur during the Korean War. For 10 points, name this president who ordered the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending World War II. ■END■

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