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What were Young Urban Professionals, who exemplified the decade's emphasis on materialism, called?
Yuppies
100
The election of 1980 saw a return to what political values?
Conservatism
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What was Reagan's economic policy called?
Reaganomics
100
Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative to protect against the threat of Soviet missiles was known as...
Star Wars
100
Who was the first women appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O'Conner
200
What new technology helped connect people around the world?
Satellites
200
The conservative group that wanted to restore society to its Christian values was known as...
Moral Majority
200
What kind of role did Reagan believe the government should have in private businesses?
No or minimal role... Deregulation
200
What did Reagan announce about how the U.S would deal with terrorists after the Marine barracks in Lebanon were attacked by a suicide bomber?
U.S. does not negotiate with terrorists
200
What caused the national health crisis in the 1980s?
A.I.D.S
300
What is the term used to represent that women were not allowed to advance to top management positions?
Glass Ceilings
300
What Act did Reagan use to fire 12,000 workers when they refused to end their strike?
Taft-Hartley Act
300
What is the economic system that promotes competition among business so consumers benefit from better pricing and choice, called?
Free-Enterprise
300
Why did members of the Reagan administration sell arms to Iran?
To encourage the release of U.S. hostages in Lebanon, and profits used to secretly fund Contras in Nicaragua
300
Who was the televangelist and conservative activist who co-founded the Moral Majority?
Jerry Falwell
400
What was the movement against the Equal Rights Amendment called, and who was its leader?
Stop ERA, Phyllis Schlafly
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What was the key concern of The New Right?
The size of the Government and its role in economy and society
400
The theory that cutting taxes for the wealthy will lead to prosperity for middle-class and poor is known as...
Supply-Side Economics or Trickle Down Theory
400
Who was Oliver North?
Marine who took the blame for the Iran-Contra Scandal
400
What event prevented Christa McAuliffe, who was supposed to be the first teacher in space, from completing her mission?
Challenger Disaster
500
What was the migration pattern of people during the 1980s and why did they move there?
Rust Belt -> Sun Belt, for jobs in Aerospace and Engineering and American industry in the North had collapsed.
500
What is conservatism? Must have 3 out of 4 characteristics.
1. Favoring traditional views and values 2. Resistance to change 3. cautious/ restrained 4. small government/ low taxes
500
Despite cutting government spending on Social Programs, why did the Federal Deficit and National Debt still increase under Reagan's Presidency?
Increase in defense spending
500
Define: Glasnost and Perestroika What was the result of Glasnost and Perestroika?
Glasnost: 'Openness' Perestroika: 'Restructuring' Spread of Western ideas to USSR, Led to the economic collapse of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe
500
What do Lionel Sosa, Estee Lauder, Bill Gates, and Sam Walton all have in common?
Entrepreneurs of the 1970s and 1980s