International Affairs/Militarism
Cops
Presidential Rhetoric
Die Hippie Die
Pop Culture II (And This Time We Mean It)
100
The "Star Wars" plan was researched for this purpose in Reagan's doubling of military spending during his term
What is the cold war
100
This show aired the same year that Reagan gave his farewell speech to the nation
What is 1989
100
Ronald Reagan gained popularity before his political career from what profession?
What is acting
100
Politics and mass media
What is through what media were the 1960's presented as "a time of tie dye, not tie thins; burning cities, not men on the moon; LBJ scowls, not JFK glamour; redistributionists war on poverty "welfare", not universal health care benefits..." (sirota 12) etc.?
100
this Saturday morning cartoon involved a family of little blue "people" and made a comeback in 2011 with the start of a trilogy of movies based on the show?
Who are the smurfs
200
This African country was bombed by both Reagan and Obama
What is Libya
200
This tool used by the LAPD was used to knock down the walls of suspected drug houses during raids
What is the "Ram"
200
What famous line did Reagan say to Gorbachev on June 12, 1987?
What is "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
200
Antiwar activism
Why did critics of the 60s say this generation was "wholly unpatriotic"?
200
By the end of the 1980s, over 53 million American Households subscribed to this popular service.
What is Cable Television
300
This side of the Berlin wall was free of soviet control
What is the West side of the Berlin wall
300
This act was passed in 1981 that allowed some law enforcement officers to be trained with military grade equiptment
What is Military cooperation with Law enforcement act
300
What was the term given to Reagan's economic policy?
What is Reaganomics
300
What is the 1950s
What decade dud Reagan want to recreate while completely avoiding the sixties as a generation as a whole?
300
This sitcom featured a friendly Alien named Gordon Shumway.
Who is Alf
400
This fictional character whop personified american military was used throughout the US to advertise and push military recruitment
What is Uncle Sam
400
Cops has been criticized for representing the poor as responsible for most crime in our society, ignoring this type of crime
What is white collar crime
400
What fraternity did Ronald Reagan belong to in college?
What is Tau Kappa Epsilon
400
Hippies were the main protesting group during war time.
Why were hippies associated with the anti-war campaign?
400
Which popular 1980s Saturday Night Live sketch was later adapted to a full length film in 1993?
What is Wayne's World
500
Mid march and April 1988 100 US troops were sent here to "Further safeguard the canal, US lives, property and interests" in this area.
What is Panama
500
These race riots occurred in the early 1980's
What is the 1980's Miami riots
500
Reagan had a very specific slogan when it came to foreign policy. What was this slogan?
What is "peace through strength"
500
Anti-war, Anti-militarism, and pro-civil rights
What qualities define a "Yuppie"
500
The first commercial CD players were introduced by which companies in 1984?
What is Sony and Philips