Politics/International Affairs
Which president during the 1980s was brought to the white house by the second new right movement.
Ronald Regan
Which form of entertainment was at the hight of it's popularity in the early 80s
Arcade video games
Coming out of the 70s, what is something important that changed in the economy
Staglflation ended, oils shocks ended
What is HIV/AIDS and why was it such large problem?
HIV is a STD that caused AIDS which first arrived in the U.S. during the 1970s. In the eighties it became more prevalant and killed over 100,000 people fom 1980 to 1990.
Which important technology began to become avaliable during the _____ revolution led by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Jobs, and Steve Wozniak.
Computer
Who suceeded Ronald Reagan as President?
What was the famous slogan against drugs used by Nancy Reagan
"Just say no"
What is Reaganomics?
Reganomics was supply side economics emphasizes investment in productive enterprises, reduced taxes for wealthy people
What law did Regan introduce to combat the drug epedemic
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, Regan increased efforts to combat drugs in the "War on drugs"
This space related technology was first used in the 1980s
Space shuttle
What was the Iran-Contra affair
In order to realease American hostages held by Hezzbolah, the government shipped arms to Iran, which had recently overthrown the Shah, without congressional knowledge. The profits were then used to illegally fund the Contras.
Which movies was the PG-13 label a response to?
Indiana Jones and the temple of doom, and the Gremlins.
Which country's products began to flood the US economy?
Japan
When did Reagan start dedicating federal funds to support the AIDS crisis?
Challenger disaster
A space related disaster that occured in the mid 1980s, in which a teacher died, shelving plans to fly civilians to space for the next 22 years.
What was Reagans new strategy in the Cold War?
Reagan switched the United States objective from containment to victory, doing this by upping militray bugets and abandoning the strategy of d'entene.
A conservative action group formed in 1979 and dissolved after Reagan's terms in office
What was the moral majority?
What did Reagan do to deregulate businesses?
Cut their budgets, staffed them with leaders opposed to agencys mission and regulation.
Which health foods acsended to popularity in the 1980s
Diet and fat free foods
Which new video game system gained popularity after the video game crash of 1983 and the end of the golden age of arcade games?
The Nintendo game boy and the NES. Many influental video games were also released in the 80s, like Super Mario and Pac Man.
Which enviormental/energy issue began to be strongly debated in the 1980s
Global warming
What law did MADD get passed?
National Minimum Legal Drinking Act MLDA, which raised the national drinking age from to 21.
What did the economic recovery tax act do?
Reduced income taxes by most Americans by 23% and reduced the highest marginal tax rate from 70% to 50%. This was hoped to be matched by reductions and federal sending, but that did not happen.
Bonus question: Which famous natural disaster happened in 1980 in Washington State
Mount Saint Helens explosion
Which new technology that would go on to change all of society had it's birth in 1983?
The internet