Reagan Revolution
This former actor became U.S. President in 1981.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Reagan’s economic plan was nicknamed this.
What is Reaganomics?
This wall, symbolizing the Cold War, fell in 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This family sitcom starring Bill Cosby was the most popular show of the decade.
What is The Cosby Show?
He moonwalked his way through the '80s with the hit “Thriller.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
These voters used to support Democrats but switched to Reagan.
Who are Reagan Democrats?
Reagan gave tax cuts to these wealthy groups, hoping the benefits would “trickle down.”
Who are the rich and corporations?
Reagan supported anticommunist groups in other countries. This policy was called the ______ Doctrine.
What is the Reagan Doctrine?
This 1980s cartoon family is still on TV today.
What is The Simpsons?
Known as the “Material Girl,” she was a fashion and music icon.
Who is Madonna?
Reagan’s friend and fellow conservative leader in England.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
Reagan’s economic ideas were based on this kind of “side.”
What is supply-side economics?
This country had student protests for democracy in 1989, ending in a massacre.
What is China?
This music TV channel launched in 1981 and changed music forever.
What is MTV?
This flashy group sang “Karma Chameleon.”
Who is Culture Club?
This movement of conservatives grew rapidly in the late '70s and early '80s.
What is the New Right?
This nickname was given to Reagan because of his big military spending.
What is Ronald “Ray-Gun”?
Reagan secretly sold arms to Iran and gave money to rebels in this scandal.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
This 24-hour cable news network launched in 1980.
What is CNN?
These wealthy, style-conscious young professionals were called this.
What are yuppies?
This event, where nearly a million people gathered in NYC to protest nuclear weapons, happened in 1982.
What is the Nuclear Freeze Rally?
This future president called Reaganomics “voodoo economics.”
Who is George H. W. Bush?
This Soviet leader tried to reform communism with "glasnost" and "perestroika."
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
Many people watched rented movies at home using this new machine.
What is a VCR?
This new genre gave voice to Black urban frustration and rose to fame with Public Enemy.
What is hip-hop or rap?