Pop Culture of the 80's
What 1989 movie stars Michael Keaton as a DC Comics superhero?
Batman
This term describes Reagan's approach to reducing federal oversight of industry, which included easing regulations on pollution and workplace safety.
Deregulation
This term describes Reagan's policy of supporting anti-communist movements and governments around the world
Reagan Doctrine
This U.S President was in office during the first Iranian hostage crisis in 1979?
Who is Jimmy Carter
Constructed in 1961, this structure became a symbol of repression, encircling West Berlin to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West
Berlin Wall
Dubbed the “Wedding of the Century,” what royal couple tied the knot in 1981?
Prince Charles and Princess Diana
This term refers to the debate over prioritizing military spending versus civilian programs, which became particularly relevant during Reagan's presidency due to his fiscal policies.
"guns and butter debate"
This ideology was the main target of the Reagan Doctrine, which supported groups fighting against governments and movements associated with it
Communism
In 1985, this Iran-backed terrorist group took US hostages after hijacking a plane.
Hezbollah
In 1987, this U.S President famously challenged the Soviet leader to "tear down this wall!" during a speech at the Brandenburg Gate
Ronald Reagan
The 1984 Olympic Games were held in which U.S. city?
Los Angeles
This economic theory, endorsed by Reagan, suggested that lowering taxes would increase government revenue by stimulating the economy.
Supply-side economics/ Trickle-down economics
In 1979, these communist rebels overthrew the Nicaraguan dictator and later aligned closely with the Soviet Union and Cuba
Sandinistas
The funds from illegal arms sales to Iran were used to support this Nicaraguan group, against a Congressional ban.
Contras
This Soviet leader announced in 1989 that the Berlin Wall would be torn down.
Mikhail Gorbachev
What popular 80s toy challenges users to align colors along a three-dimensional square?
Rubik’s Cube
Ronald Reagan implemented this type of funding, giving states lump-sum payments to support their social programs as they saw fit
federal block grants
Passed in 1982, this amendment prohibited U.S. government support aimed at overthrowing the Nicaraguan government, impacting Reagan's support for the Contras?
Boland Amendment
This comission concluded that President Reagan did not seem aware of the specifics of the Iran-Contra dealings.
Tower Commission
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is widely considered to be the beginning of the end of this geopolitical tension that last for over 50 years
Cold War
What year did the Simpsons first air?
1989
The the end of Reagan's presidency, this foreign country held a significant portion of the U.S foreign debt
Japan
Reagan's policy argued that supporting this country's government against leftist rebellion would help counter communist influence?
El Salvador
This 1979 event marked the beginning of the strained U.S-Iran relations when an anti-American leader overthrew the U.S- backed Shah.
Iranian Revolution
Introduced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, these two policies aimed to increase transparency and restructure the economy, which significantly altered the political landscape of the Soviet Union in the late 1980's
glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring)