Cold War
Nickname for Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative.
What is "Star Wars"?
According to Reagan "this" was not the solution to our problems, it was the problem.
What is "government"?
According to Reagan this group of freedom fighters in Central America were the “moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers”.
Who were the Contras?
Before Ronald Reagan became governor of California, he did this for a living.
What is an actor?
Video home system that was very popular in the 80s but its popularity ended by 1997.
What are VHS tapes?
The falling of this came to symbolize the ending of the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
George H.W. Bush's controversial promise to Americans that he would continue Reagan’s economic policies.
What is "Read my lips, no new taxes"?
Soviet leader who worked with Reagan to bring about the end of communism.
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
John Hinckley Jr. almost ended this in 1981.
What is Reagan's life?
A best-selling book in 1981 explained how to crack the code of which puzzle?
What is the Rubik's Cube?
At the Malta summit in December 1989, Gorbachev and this US President declared the end of the Cold War.
Who is George HW Bush?
The result of the Reagan administration's increase in defense spending, and vastly reduced tax revenues.
What is a massive budget deficit?
Small, Latin American island nation whereby the communists tried to take power in 1983.
What is Grenada?
The goal of the Reagan Doctrine was an attempt to rid the world of this.
What is communism (terrorism, too)?
The first practical and affordable home computer was this.
What was the Apple II computer?
The Cold War began in 1945 and ended in this year.
What is 1991?
A primary reason for the increase in federal debt between 1980 and 1990 was
What is excessive military spending?
Reagan was in favor of selling weapons to Iran which would provide necessary funds to support the Contras in their effort to fight communism rule in this Central American country.
What is Nicaragua?
This scandal (also called an Affair) caused a decrease in Reagan's popularity towards the end of his second term.
What is the Iran Contra Scandal (Affair)?
“And that’s the way it is” was a signature phrase by which television journalist?
Who is Walter Cronkite?
In a speech he gave, Reagan's use of this term to refer to the Soviet Union was controversial.
What is the "Evil Empire"?
Reagan administration name for his economic program that advocated supply side (trickle-down) economics whereby lowering taxes on the wealthy and businesses would result in wealth for the middle class.
What is Reaganomics?
Reagan's foreign policy, which believed in achieving peace through strength was calle this.
What is the Reagan Doctrine?
Reagan nominated the first female to this position.
Who is Supreme Court Chief Justice---Sandra Day O'Connor?
Number of Star Wars movies released in the 1980s--and the name of each film.
What is two? 1980--Empire Strikes Back
1983--Return of the Jedi