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    The 1980s saw the rise of conservative politics under Reagan and the fall of the Berlin Wall. New computer technologies emerged while the AIDS epidemic ravaged the US. Blockbuster movies and the launch of MTV reshaped pop culture. Iconic toys, games, and fashion defined the decade. The Chernobyl disaster and Reagan's assassination attempt were major world events. Music was dominated by artists like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Eurythmics.

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    The 1980s saw the rise of conservative politics under Reagan and the fall of the Berlin Wall. New computer technologies emerged while the AIDS epidemic ravaged the US. Blockbuster movies and the launch of MTV reshaped pop culture. Iconic toys, games, and fashion defined the decade. The Chernobyl disaster and Reagan's assassination attempt were major world events. Music was dominated by artists like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Eurythmics.

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    80s

    Ela Buković 8.c


    • conservative politics and Reaganomics held
    sway as the Berlin Wall crumbled
    • new computer technologies emerged
    • AIDS ravaged the United States
    • blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop
    DECADE culture
    OVERVIEW • iconic toys and video games
    Attempted assassination AIDS were identified as a Prince Charles married Lady
    on Ronald Reagan happened disease on June 5,1981 Diana on July 29, 1981
    on March 30, 1981

    Chernobyl disaster happened Berlin Wall crumbled


    on April 26, 1986 on November 9, 1989
    FASHION
    • leggings
    • high waist
    • massive shoulder pads
    • big, messy hairstyle
    • sunglasses
    • spikes
    • high-top sneakers and jelly shoes
    • designers: Vivienne Westwood,
    Alexander McQueen and Betty
    Jackson
    Whitney Houston
    Eurythmics George Michael Michael Jackson

    MUSIC
    • Queen
    • George Michael
    • Eurythmics
    • Michael Jackson
    Queen • Whitney Houston
    FILM INDUSTRY
    AND TV
    • Only Fools and Horses
    • Back To The Future
    • The Breakfast Club
    • The Cosby Show
    TECHNOLOGY

    • Nintendo
    • GameBoy
    GameBoy Nintendo
    • Sony Walkman
    • Casio calculator watch

    Casio calculator watch Sony Walkman


    POPULAR TOYS

    • Care Bears
    • My Little Pony
    Rubik's cube
    • Transformers Transformer

    • Rubik's cube

    Care Bears My Little Pony


    LITERATURE
    • White Noise by Don DeLillo.
    • The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret
    Atwood
    • The Cider House Rules by John
    Irving
    • The Bourne Identity by Robert
    Ludlum
    SPORTS
    • Italy won World Cup 1982
    • The 1985 Chicago Bears
    winning Super Bowl
    • Argentina won World Cup 1986
    • The 1989 NCAA Championship
    game

    Maradona(Argentina) lifting the


    Italian players lifting the World Cup
    World Cup
    RESOURCE
    Textbook and internet
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR
    ATTENTION!
    Ela Buković 8.c

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