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When you think of the 1980s, what do you think of?Common answers:Big hair, blue eye shadow, workout clothesGood musicRonald ReganCold WarDrugs

When you think of the 1980s, what do you think of?‘Echo and the Bunnymen’‘Ferris Buellers day off’‘Breakfast Club’‘My mom’ this ‘my dad’ that

When you think of the 1980s, what do you think of?Wrong answers:‘Mr. Nixon canned’‘That 70’s show’Bill Clinton

Not school appropriate answers.

1980Failed attempt to recover hostages in TehranMt. St. Helens eruptsJohn Lennon is assassinated Ronald Regan becomes 40th president

Ronald Regan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) Had a successful Hollywood career: radio,

film and television actorGovernor of California from 1967 to 1975 Nickname: the Great CommunicatorThe 40th President

Reganomics“trickle down economics”Lowering top income tax rates would spur

economic growth → invest tax savings in business → creating jobs → increasing costumer spending →eventually increasing tax revenues

Congress passed a 3 year program to cut federal income taxes by 25%

By 1983 the inflation rate had dropped. Business revived. Stock market soared.

Economy during the Reagan YearsSecond longest peacetime economic

expansion in U.S. historySteadily decreasing unemployment rates Decreased interest rates and inflation

throughout presidency

Economic InequalityHigher standard of living for some Constant poverty levelLower tax for the richDecreased middle class salary

The Iran- contra affair was a political scandal in which the Reagan administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Isreal.

It was planned that Israel would ship weapons to Iran, and then the U.S. would resupply Israel and receive the Israeli payment.

They wanted to free american soldiers with this plan but The plan deteriorated into an arms-for-hostages scheme, in which members of the executive branch sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the release of the American hostages.

We still don’t know if Reagan knew about the arms sales or if he was unaware of this plan. Also we don’t know if the plan was motivated by Reagan’s desire to save the U.S. hostages. But this conflict did raise suspicions about Reagan during and after his presidency.

Collapse of the Soviet Union•Labor strikes in Poland threatened the Soviet control throughout the nation

•Mikhail Gorbachev came into powero called for increased foreign tradeo new era of Soviet historyo wanted reduced military spending

•Soviet citizens started to protest communist control

•Satellite states took a stand against the Soviet Union and protested

•Adopted a policy of Nonintervention

•Soviets surrendered to Russian rule

End of the Cold War

•The fall of the Berlin Wall signaled the end of the Cold War•The United States and the Soviet Union sign the INF treaty

o stands for Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force treatyo signed to try and eliminate the use of medium range

nuclear weapons in Europe•United states and Soviet relations cooled because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979-1980)•Soviet Union's adoption of Nonintervention ultimately ended the Cold War•The United States increased diplomatic, military, and economic pressures on the Soviet Union

" Mr. Gorbachev, Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

1981Regan shot, but he recovers and

survivesSandra Day O’Conner was the first

female on the supreme courtFirst space shuttle flightPope shot twice, and also recoversDoctors first reported cases of AIDS

1982All 9 planets align on the same side of the

sunFirst international day of peace,

September 21.Tylenol scare, 7 die of potassium cyanide

near ChicagoOn Nov. 13, thousands march then the

Vietnam memorial is opened in D.C.

1983Supreme court declares local abortion laws

unconstitutionalFirst female astronaut, on ChallengerTerrorist explosion kills 237 US marines in

Beirut“Crack cocaine was made in the Bahamas and

soon introduced to the USThe “Just Say No” campaign begins

1984Regan/Bush elected for a second termSummer Olympics in LA. Soviets boycott. Reagan ends US role in Beirut by relieving

peacekeeping forces.

1985Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader,

had a policy of openness (glasnost) and reform (perestroika)

A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the Titanic.

In November, Reagan and Gorbachev meet at summit.

1986In January, the Challenger explodedMajor nuclear accident at Soviet Union’s

Chernobyl power stationApproximately Seven million Americans

join hands in "Hands Across America" US introduces tax reform legislation Smoking is banned on all public transport

including trains, planes, busses and coaches

1987Gorbachev and Reagan signed the

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty In October, severe earthquake strikes Los

Angeles, leaving 100 injured and six dead Reagan says Iran arms-Contra policy went

astray and accepts responsibility

1988In May, Reagan flew to Moscow. Fires in Yellowstone Park. (1/3 destroyed)Bush elected 41st president in November.

1989Bush declared a "War on Drugs." Exxon Valdez Oil spill occurred in Prince William

Sound. The East Germany government opened the Berlin

wall on November 9On December 25 Gorbachev resigned as pres. of

the Soviet Union and turned over control to Boris Yeltsin, the pres. of Russia

**Comedy became very popular during this time**Popular movies:E.T.Ghost bustersCaddyshackIndiana jones moviesAirplane**Patriotic films**Ronald reagans crusade against communism was helped along by movies such as “Red Dawn” and “Invasion U.S.A.”. These movies glorified war and were even used to recruit for the military.

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Patriotic films Horror Dumb comedies

Special effects: the 80’s was when special effects became a large part of movies.

Ex. “Robocop” and “Terminator” are movies where special effects trully made the movie.

Theater Big productions in New

York

Ex.

Cats

Les Miserables

The phantom of the opera

Popular musicMichael JacksonVan HalenWeird Al YankovicMilli VanilliBilly IdolMadonnaThe “Compact Disc” or the “CD”1983 the first CD was introduced•Portable•Never wore out•Each disc can hold much more music then previous media

Farm aidHeavy metal

Swatch Watches

Chia Pets

Cabbage Patch Kids

Rubik's CubeSmurfs

Girls:As many colors as possible (neon, sparkles, etc.)Bold DesignsSPANDEXLeggingsLeg WarmersAcid Washed JeansPower Dressing

Big shoulder padsSuits for work

Influences: Flashdance, Madonna, Dynasty

Guys:Casual t-shirts under designer jacketsCrazy colored suits Boat shoes (no socks)Jackets never buttonedStudded leather jacketsPopped collars

Influences: Miami Vice, Don Johnson, Michael Jackson

leggings

Leg warmers

Mohawks

shoulder pads

Big Hair

Inventions and Discoveries Personal Computers Introduced by IBM Cost of computer prior to invention could

reach $9 million dollars Size dramatically decreased Used for enjoyment

Inventions and DiscoveriesForensic use of DNA

technology Most significant advance

since fingerprinting Samples included: saliva,

blood, or hairMatched criminals to

crimes and crime scenes Accepted in most states

today

Inventions and DiscoveriesCD ROM (compact disc)Started to be mass produced in 1980’sUsed for multiple purposesNearly all markets worldwide started selling

CD’s