US History The 1980s

What legendary basketball player was named "Rookie of the Year" in 1985?

who is this first lady?

The name of the helicopter when the president is on board is

This colonel took the fall for the Iran Contra scandal

What television channel revolutionized television and the music industry in 1981?

This is a medical assistance program for the poor

Who was the president of the United States from 1981-1989?

The drug of choice in the 1980s was

Democrats are considered

Which of the following was not a name for Reagan's economic plan?

Why did the United States boycott the Olympics?

Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice? (she was appointed in 1981)

This group came from a rebel group we once backed in a Middle East country

A combination of religious leaders and conservative business people were called the

This was created to intercept and destroy incoming missiles

when the fed. gov. requires the state govs to perform certain actions, with no money provided

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

What political philosophy became popular in America during the 1980s?

In what year was the first publicized cases of AIDS?

Who was in charge of the United Soviet Socialist Republic during the '80s?

What was the event called in which the government was caught selling weapons to Iran?

A time of inflation, increased interest rates, and job losses is typically called a

This is a medical assistance program for the elderly

He was the only president to never be elected

Which country did the Russians invade?

This program allows students to take tax dollars from one school to the school of their choice

what legendary basketball player was diagnosed with AIDS?

What country in Central America was having a civil war Pro and anti communists

In which year did the United States boycott the summer Olympics?

Which space shuttle exploded in a disaster in 1986, killing seven people?

This reduced taxes and government spending

Who was the first female astronaut?

Who won the United States presidential election of 1988?

The US backed this group against the Russians which later splintered and turned against us

This president was the only ever to be flying in Air force 1 when it stopped being Air force 1

Where in China was there a famous Pro-Democracy protest that was deterred with military force?

all of the following except __________ was a democrat

Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

The republicans are considered

The song "We Didn't Start the Fire" sums up this period in history