Elected in 1985, he would be the final leader of the Soviet Union, and would usher in significant social and economic change to the country
Mikhail Gorbachev
Invented in 1984, this was the world’s first affordable and modern personal computer.
Macintosh
This was the economic plan from 1981-1989 that sought to limit spending on social programs, increase spending in the military, and cut taxes for the upper class (Trickle-down economics).
Reaganomics
Democratic president from 1977-1981, he would officially recognize Communist China as a country and would sign the SALT II Treaty with the Soviet Union.
Jimmy Carter
This was a crisis that saw an American embassy stormed by radicals who took 52 American hostages and held them for over a year.
Iranian Hostage Crisis
This treaty would reduce nuclear arsenals, eliminate short/intermediate range nuclear weapons, and employ extensive on-site inspections for verification.
INF Treaty (Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty)