guide to the 1980s
- 1. Jot down anything you can think of that relates to the 1980s.
- 3. As the economy bounced back from the crisis of the 1970s, Americans placed a greater emphasis on materialism and making money. Yuppies – Young urban professionals who bought luxury cars, designer clothes, and other expensive items
- 4. The Eighties saw an increase of drug abuse Cocaine and crack cocaine abuse became more popular especially in urban areas First Lady Nancy Reagan launched “Just Say No” campaign 1980 – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) formed
- 5. 1981 – Researchers identified a new disease that was causing seemingly healthy young men to die Called “auto immune deficiency disease” AIDS Weakened the immune system, making people more susceptible to illnesses like pneumonia
- 6. First noticed among homosexual men but quickly spread to heterosexual men and women Spread through unprotected sex, blood transfusions, and sharing needles while abusing drugs
- 7. Reagan administration didn’t do much to deal with the crisis 1985 - Rock Hudson became the first major celebrity to reveal he had AIDS Finally in 1987 Reagan addressed the crisis in a speech By that point, 36,058 Americans had contracted the disease and 20,849 had died from it
- 8. December 8, 1980 – Mark David Chapman approached John Lennon outside of his apartment and asked for an autograph. Lennon spent the next few hours at a recording studio. As he returned to his apartment building, Chapman shot him four times Lennon was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
- 9. Lennon
- 10. May 1981 – A Turkish sniper shot Pope John Paul II in Vatican City Shot 4 times, nearly died from blood loss Assassin was sentenced to life in prison and was later forgiven by the Pope
- 13. 1981 – Prince Charles, 32, married Lady Diana Spencer, 20 750 million viewers watched the event
- 15. Diana
- 16. 1981 – First personal computer (PC) introduced by IBM 1984 – Apple introduced the Macintosh Apple
- 17. The Cold War resulted in two high-profile Olympic boycotts U.S. boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics The Soviets then boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
- 18. 1983 – Sally Ride became the first American woman in space January 28, 1986 – The space shuttle Challenger broke apart about a minute after takeoff On board was teacher Christa McAuliffe, who was part of the mission as part of a project to increase student interest in math and science
- 19. Challenger
- 20. 1989 – The oil tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef off the shore of Alaska Hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil spilled into the Prince William Sound
- 24. Blockbusters: E.T, Star Wars sequels, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future Teen flicks by John Hughes: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles Phone home Breakfast
- 32. CNN debuted in 1980 MTV launched in 1981 Dramas like Dallas and Dynasty glamorized wealthy American society Top comedies – Cheers and the Cosby Show Cosby J.R.
- 46. Madonna Michael Jackson Prince Whitney Houston Janet Jackson Bruce Springsteen Madonna Michael Bruce
- 47. Punk music broke in the late 1970s and early 1980s Characterized by direct, shouted lyrics, simple guitar chords, simple arrangements Themes of anti-authority, rebellion, politics Pioneers of punk: The Ramones The Clash Sex Pistols
- 48. Ramones Sex Pistols Clash
- 51. New Wave developed as an offshoot of punk Featured more experimental sounds and lyrics, less political than punk Major New Wave bands: Devo Blondie Duran Duran The Talking Heads Duran Blondie Devo Talking Heads
- 53. Hip hop culture began to emerge in the late 1970s, but exploded in the 1980s Four subgenres of hip hop – Graffiti, breaking, DJing, MCing (rapping) Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Run DMC Flash Sugarhill Run DMC
- 55. Leg warmers Shoulder pads Members only jackets Stirrup pants Oversize tops Acid wash jeans
- 58. Valley Girl “ Like, oh my god! Like – totally! Encino is like so bitchen!” — Valley Girl , Frank Zappa
- 60. Duck Hunt
- 61. Cabbage
- 63. Care Bears Rainbow Ninja Smurfs