1970s and 1980s

1. Critic’s nickname for the self-absorbed trend of the of 1970s.
3. NASA’s reusable spacecraft fleet.
6. By the mid-1980s, the obsession with physical fitness led to nearly half of Americans exercising ___.
10. Partly as a response to the shift in values, the 1970s saw a revival of ___ Christianity.
11. In the 1970s many people moved to Southern ___ to work in defense plants (factories).
14. In the 1970s many people moved to Texas or Arkansas to work in the __ __.
17. In 1984 this country boycotted the summer Olympics.
18. The report, A Nation at Risk, caused concern over student scores on ___ tests.
20. Name given to the states of the Northeast when many factory workers moved away.
22. Name given to the region of states in the South and Southwest.
23. In 1984, Los Angeles hosted the summer ___.
24. In the 1980s, ____ acquisition characterized the decade.
25. In the 1970s millions of Americans started doing what activity?

2. The space shuttle that exploded shortly after takeoff in 1986.
4. A minister who used the television to preach to an audience.
5. Nickname in the 1980s for Young Urban Professionals.
7. Political organization established by Reverend Jerry Falwell in 1979 to advance religious goals.
8. Government checks to be used by parents to send their kids to private school.
9. In the 1970s immigration from Latin American countries increase the political power of the ___ vote.
12. New, deadly disease identified in 1981.
13. Name given to workers who work in factory or industrial jobs.
15. In the 1970s, influenced by Schwarzenegger, there was a boom in this activity.
16. By the 1970s the ___ movement of the 1960s that had challenged many of society’s traditional values had become more widespread.
19. The national ___ rate had more than doubled between 1965 – 1979.
21. In the 1980s drug used dramatically increased primarily because of this drug.