How Well Do You Know This Decade in History? 1980-1989

Madonna, ET, and yuppies: it's the 1980s! The Cold War raged on during the 1980s as new leaders like Gorbachev, Thatcher, and Reagan came into power. New music, styles, and block buster hits emerged in this decade. Think you know the 1980s? Challenge yourself with this Decades quiz.

This quiz was expert written by Colleen Curran. Colleen earned an MA in History at Boston College in 2016. She specialized in nineteenth and twentieth-century American race and labor history. She currently works as an Editor for the Massachusetts Historical Commission and continues her education in the Sustainable Development Program at the Harvard Extension School.