Can you name the events that happened before 1980 from the ones happening after 1980?

created by jkl87
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EventBefore or After or On
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing
Iran Hostage Crisis (the last US Hostages were released the next year)
Kosygin dies
The US President calls the Soviet Union 'an evil empire'
Pol Pot's ruthless Khmer Rouge is overthrown when Vietnam invades Cambodia
Able Archer-increases tension between the United States and the USSR
Andropov becomes Soviet General Secretary
EventBefore or After or On
Zimbabwe gets its independence
The United States leads a mass boycott of the Moscow Olympics
Axe Murder Incident
The revised lyrics of the Anthem of the People's Republic of China are changed back to the original lyrics
Elvis dies
Former President Nixon pardoned for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal
KAL 007
Mount St. Helens Eruption
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Before or After: 1980 Quiz

  1. by jkl87
  • Created Jul 24, 2011 in History
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