1980s - Ronald Reagan - George H.W. Bush

Believed the government should regulate the economy to protect people from the power of corporations and the wealthy elite.

• Conservative

• Liberal

What two video games become popular in the 1980s?

• Pac-Man/Space Invaders

• Super Mario/Golden Eye 007

• Grand Theft Auto/Call of Duty

• Halo/Dig Dug

What musician organized Farm Aid to help American farmers in the 1980s?

• John Denver

• Hank Williams

• Johnny Cash

• Willie Nelson

Who replaces Mikhail Gorbachev as the leader of Russia in 1991?

• Luke Fitch

• Vladimir Putin

• Boris Yeltsin

• Dmitry Medvedev

• Saddam Hussein

What event helps revive support for conservative ideas in the 1980s?

• World War II

• Challenger Explosion

• The election of Ronald Reagan

• Cold War

Who did Ronald Reagan defeat in the 1984 election (former Vice President under Jimmy Carter)?

• Jesse Jackson

• Henry Kissinger

• George H.W. Bush

• Walter Mondale

Which of the following was NOT part of Ronald Reagan's deregulation?

• broadcasting

• banking

• automotive industries

• State governments

How much did the budget deficit increase during the 1980s?

• $2 milliont to $10 million

• $80 billion to $200 billion

• $1.5 trillion to $10 trillion

• None

Who did Ronald Reagan nominate as the first female Supreme Court justice member?

• Sally Ride

• Geraldine Ferraro

• Janet Reno

• Sandra Day O'Connor

What is the name (based off a popular movie) of the Strategic Defense Initiative that was to intercept incoming missiles form the Soviet Union?

• Star Trek

• Lone Star

• Star Kid

• Star Wars

• Star Ranger