The 1980s

6. The Reagan Doctrine emphasized containing communism and aided nations fighting against __________ governments.
8. The US sent troops to ___________ as it was becoming a communist government.
9. __________ colors were a huge part of 1980s fashion.
11. In the Iran-Contra Affair, the money from selling weapons to Iran was given to rebels in ______________.
14. AIDS was an _________ that affected 400,000 people by the late 1980s.
16. This album by Michael Jackson is the best selling album of all time.
17. Cable TV gave rise to television programs such as _______ for events in the news.
18. Reaganomics was an economic system that decreased __________and regulation, used during Reagan’s presidency.
19. The ___________ was a space shuttle that exploded soon after launching in 1986.
20. _________ deficit was one reason the stock market crashed on Black Monday in 1987.

1. Young people who wore expensive clothes similar to ones in handbooks from Ivy League schools.
2. Sally Ride becoming the first woman in space was influential to the future of women working in ___________.
3. Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman on the Supreme Court as well as a former ___________ in Arizona.
4. The _____________ computer made PC technology easier to have and use and was first sold in 1984.
5. The Berlin Wall separated East and West ____________for years before collapsing in 1989.
7. Mikhail Gorbachev worked with Ronald Reagan to help ease Cold War _____________.
10. The ___________ camera printed out photos soon after they were taken.
12. “Pan Man” and “Centipede” were ___________ games that were popular in the 1980s.
13. Michael Jordan was a famous basketball player who inspired ______ commercials.
15. A revolution in this country weakened its army and there were conflicts with its neighboring country due to a river.