Step Back in Time And Tell Us How Well You Know The Key Events Of The 1980s

What was “We Are The World” intended to accomplish?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although charity singles like “We Are The World” are largely considered a passé way to raise money nowadays, CBS News quoted Lionel Richie as saying that the 1985 single proved popular enough to raise between $40 million and $50 million for Ethiopian famine relief.

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What was “We Are The World” intended to accomplish?

• Alleviating the disastrous effects of famine in Ethiopia
• Ending Apartheid in South Africa
• Supporting refugees of the Second Sudanese Civil War
• Supporting refugees of the Ugandan Bush War