The 1980s

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Across
  1. 2. — Barrier separating East and West Berlin until 1989
  2. 4. — Soviet economic reform policy allowing limited private business
  3. 8. — Best-selling personal computer released in 1982
  4. 10. — Early computer that popularized the graphical user interface
  5. 12. — Rapid increase in prices during the early 1980s economy
  6. 15. — Major health crisis that caused fear and discrimination in the 1980s
  7. 16. — Anti-drug campaign promoted by Nancy Reagan
  8. 17. — Agreement between the U.S. and Soviet Union reducing nuclear weapons
  9. 18. — Total amount of money owed by the U.S. government
Down
  1. 1. — Country invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979
  2. 3. — Soviet leader who introduced major reforms in the 1980s
  3. 5. — Economic downturn with high unemployment in the early 1980s
  4. 6. — Cheap and highly addictive drug that spread rapidly in the 1980s
  5. 7. — Economic policy based on tax cuts and free-market growth under President Reagan
  6. 8. — Political tension between the United States and Soviet Union
  7. 9. — Television channel that revolutionized music videos in the 1980s
  8. 11. — 40th president of the United States during most of the 1980s
  9. 12. — Political scandal involving secret arms sales and illegal funding
  10. 13. — Portable music player that allowed people to listen to music anywhere
  11. 14. — Soviet policy allowing greater openness and freedom of speech