Cold War Facts
The U.S. and the USSR entered a(n) ____ race when competing for military superiority.
What is an Arms?
This classic film is known for it's theme song-- "Who ya gonna call?"
What is Ghostbusters
The country where the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, reuniting a country.
What is Germany
Nickname of Reagans economic policies.
What is Reaganomics?
The president during the Cold War from 1981-1989.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
This cartoon is still on television today, the main characters are yellow and the name of the show.
What is The Simpsons
In 1985 this famous cruise-liner, which crashed in 1912 was found in the Atlantic Ocean. (Has a popular movie based on its sinking.)
What is The Titanic
President of the USSR that pushed for disarmament and demilitarization in eastern Europe.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
President of the USSR from 1985-1991.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This is a 1986 hit song by Bon Jovi
What is Livin' on a Prayer
Name of an epidemic that affected millions of Americans. Started in 1981, and was a large source of controversy.
What is the AIDS Crisis?
Arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles.
What is the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)?
What years did the Cold War start and end.
What is 1945-1991
Cable network which introduced the music video and launched the careers of many iconic artists.
What is MTV?
The name of the Space Shuttle which crashed during its 10th trip into space in 1986.
What is The Challenger
United States strategy implemented by the Reagan Administration to overwhelm the global influence of the Soviet Union in the late Cold War.
What is the Reagan Doctrine?
U.S. led a boycott of what international event in Moscow.
What is the summer Olympics?
A term coined in the early 1980s for a young professional person working in a city.
What is "Yuppie"?
The last time any candidate won the popular vote by at least ten million?
What is the election of 1984?
Proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States.
What is the Strategic Defense Initiative (STAR WARS)?