Cold War Facts
The 80's
News
Domestic/Foreign Policies
100

The U.S. and the USSR entered a(n) ____ race when competing for military superiority.

What is an Arms?

100

This classic film is known for it's theme song-- "Who ya gonna call?"

What is Ghostbusters

100

The country where the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, reuniting a country.

What is Germany


100

Nickname of Reagans economic policies.

What is Reaganomics?

200

The president during the Cold War from 1981-1989.

Who was Ronald Reagan?

200

This cartoon is still on television today, the main characters are yellow and the name of the show.

What is The Simpsons

200

In 1985 this famous cruise-liner, which crashed in 1912 was found in the Atlantic Ocean. (Has a popular movie based on its sinking.)

What is The Titanic

200

President of the USSR that pushed for disarmament and demilitarization in eastern Europe.

Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?

300

President of the USSR from 1985-1991.

Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?

300

This is a 1986 hit song by Bon Jovi

What is Livin' on a Prayer

300

Name of an epidemic that affected millions of Americans. Started in 1981, and was a large source of controversy.

What is the AIDS Crisis?

300

Arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles.

What is the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)?

400

What years did the Cold War start and end.

What is 1945-1991

400

Cable network which introduced the music video and launched the careers of many iconic artists.

What is MTV?

400

The name of the Space Shuttle which crashed during its 10th trip into space in 1986.

What is The Challenger

400

United States strategy implemented by the Reagan Administration to overwhelm the global influence of the Soviet Union in the late Cold War.

What is the Reagan Doctrine?

500

U.S. led a boycott of what international event in Moscow.

What is the summer Olympics?

500

A term coined in the early 1980s for a young professional person working in a city.

What is "Yuppie"?

500

The last time any candidate won the popular vote by at least ten million?

What is the election of 1984?

500

Proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States.

What is the Strategic Defense Initiative (STAR WARS)?