Important Events
What event happened in 1989 that symbolized the end of the Cold War?
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
This U.S. president served most of the 1980s.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
What economic policy focused on tax cuts and reducing government spending?
What is Reaganomics?
What disease became a major health crisis during the 1980s?
What is AIDS?
What toy puzzle became super popular in the 1980s?
What is a Rubik’s Cube?
What space shuttle exploded shortly after launch in 1986?
What is the Challenger?
This singer was called the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
What was the name of the long conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union?
What is the Cold War?
What financial problem caused high prices and interest rates early in the decade?
What is inflation?
What arcade game featured a yellow character eating dots?
What is Pac-Man?
What major nuclear accident happened in the Soviet Union in 1986?
What is the Chernobyl disaster?
This British prime minister was nicknamed the “Iron Lady.”
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
What anti-drug campaign used the slogan “Just Say No”?
What is the War on Drugs?
What farm-related crisis caused many farmers to lose their land and businesses?
What is the Farm Crisis?
What music television channel launched in 1981?
What is MTV?
What worldwide sporting event did the U.S. boycott in 1980?
What are the Moscow Olympics?
This basketball player helped make the NBA popular in the 1980s with the Lakers.
Who is Magic Johnson?
What scandal involved secretly selling weapons to Iran and sending money to rebels in Nicaragua?
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
What fear worried many Americans because of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union?
What is nuclear war?
What colorful fashion accessory was commonly worn around the legs during workouts?
What are leg warmers?
What technology company released the Macintosh computer in 1984?
What is Apple?
This Soviet leader introduced reforms called glasnost and perestroika.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
What defense program proposed by Reagan was nicknamed “Star Wars”?
What is the Strategic Defense Initiative?
What environmental problem was highlighted after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989?
What is oil pollution?
What movie featured a time-traveling DeLorean car?
What is Back to the Future?