| A | B |
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| Geraldine Ferraro | This person was the 1984 Democratic vice-presidential candidate. |
| L Douglas Wilder | In 1990, this person became the nation's first African-American governor. |
| Jessee Jackson | In 1984 and 1988, this person ran for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
| AIDS | As this virus spread during the 1980s, so did concern over preventing further infection and finding a cure for the illnesses it caused. |
| Asian Women United | This organization aims to end racism toward Asian Americans and generate awareness of Asian culture. |
| pay equity | This was the basis of a system proposed by unions and women's rights organizations to close the income gap that left so many women poor. |
| affirmative action | This policy was intended to correct the effects of discrimination, both past and present, in the employment and education of minority groups and women. |
| Iraq | This nation invaded Kuwait in. |
| the Soviet Union | Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the president of this nation. |
| Nicaragua | Sandinista rebels overthrew the dictator of this nation in 1979. |
| Grenada | This tiny island nation was invaded by the United States in 1983. |
| Panama | This nation's president was overthrown, arrested, and convicted of drug trafficking. |
| Iran | The Iran-Contra scandal involved transactions among people connected to or deeply interested in the future of these THREE nations. |
| China | Tiananmen Square was the location of demonstrations that drew international attention to this nation's lack of political freedoms. |
