1980's & 90's Jigsaw Quiz

Conservatives believe in...

• Big Government

• High Taxes

• Progressive Social Views

• Deregulating Industries

Conservatives, mainly the elderly and business owners, moved to the...

• Sunbelt

• Rustbult

• Bible Belt

• Farm Belt

Which of the following things did Reagan do before being president?

• A spokesperson for IBM

• Was an actor

• Senator of Texas

• Vice President

Reagan's Economic Policy was called...

• Reaganomics

• Supply-Side Economics

• Trickle-Down Economics

• All answers are correct

Reagan's Economic policy wanted to...

• Raise Taxes

• Cut Spending

• Help the Poor

• All answers are correct

The Contras were a...

• U.S. supported guerrilla warfare group

• Communist insurgents

• Pro-Soviet Union group of rebels

• Iranian terrorist group

What did the U.S. give to Iran in exchange for hostages?

• $48 million

• The Contras

• Weapons

• Nuclear Secrets

Personal computers in the 80's allowed Americans to...

• Play games

• Track finances

• Publish books

• All answers are correct

Which of these television networks debuted in the 80's on cable television?

• ABC

• NBC

• MTV

• CBS

Reagan's nuclear defense program, the Strategic Defense Initiative, was supposed to do what?

• Train special pilots to chase and take down missiles

• Send in covert operations to destroy Soviet missile sites

• Train civilians to protect themselves from a nuclear attack

• Fire lasers from space to shoot down Soviet missiles