Economy
What was the term used for the system in which taxes are lowered and supply is increased?
What is Supply-Side Economics?
What was a major factor in the ending of the cold war?
Reagan's high spending on military
What party was the majority vote of the 1980 presidential election?
Republican
What was a major disease that took the country by storm in the 80's?
AIDS
Name one musician or band from the 80s
Poison etc
What is a nickname for Reagan's economic system?
"Trickle Down Economics" / Reaganomics
What does SDI stand for?
Strategic Defense Initiative
What religion was the Moral Majority?
Christian
On what social programs did Reagan reduce spending on?
Food stamps, welfare, aid to disabled/poor/elderly, student loans.
Name one Movie from the 80's
Top Gun etc...
Besides tax changes, what was a key element of Reagan's economic plan?
Deregulation
What was SDI?
An anti-ballistic missile system
What was the nickname Reagan earned by his ability to make a point or tell a joke?
The Great Communicator
What was the mantra of Reagan's anti-drug program?
"Just Say NO."
Name one invention of the 1980s
Apple Lisa etc
What did critics call Reagan's economic system?
"Voodoo Economics"
What was another name for the SDI?
Star Wars
What was Reagan's famous dig to poke fun at Jimmy carter?
A recession is when your neighbor loses his job, a depression is when you lose your job, a recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.
What was Sandra Day O'Connor's impact on social changes?
She became the first female supreme court justice.
Name one artist of the 1980s
Haring, Prince, Koons, Kooning, Basquiat
Name something that shows how women became more independent in the 1980s
College, Military, Divorce, Single Motherhood.
Name one important value of the 1980s
Power, Money.