The 1980s and 90s

who was the Iraq's Dictator, he ordered the invasion of Kuwait in the1990s.

• Abdul Salam Arif

• Saddam Hussein

• Osama Bin Laden

• Jalal Talabani

What did the Unabomber do?

• They put bombs under a church.

• Where they bombed 2 trucks at US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya.

• Where a bomb was exploded in a crowded square killing one prson and injured many more.

• He sent bombs to people in the mail. B/c he believed were advancing modern technology and destroying the government.

What happened in Oklahoma City in the 90?

• A bomb of fertilizer, fuel, and chemicals loaded into a truck and parked next to the building where it exploded.

• a nail-filled pipe bomb exploded in a crowded square killing one person and injured 100 more.

• A 15 yr old (Kip Kinkel ) shoots 22 students at his high school, and he ends up killining 2 people. And before coming to Thurston High School he ends up killing both of his parents.

• riot over brutality from the police

What percentage of Americans had a cell phone by the end of the 1990s?

• 43%

• 18%

• 28%

• 32%

True or False: The internet rose to prominence during the decade.

• True

• False

What music genres were popular in the 80s. (Multiple choices.)

• disco

• heavy metal

• hip hop

• alternative

Where were the 1980s Olympic Games held?

• Doncaster, England

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Moscow Russia

• Greifswald, Germany

When was the Berlin Wall torn down?

• 1984

• 1986

• 1979

• 1989

Which ship sank in 1912 but was found in 1985?

• Titanic

• Express of Ireland

• USS Cole

• The Spanish Armada

When did the space shuttle challenger explode

• January 23, 1985

• January 28, 1986

• March 5, 1987

• April 14, 1988