1980's+TOPICS+7th PERIOD

Home 1980's Project Assignment 1980's Topics 7th Period 1980's Topics 8th Period

 1. John Hughes and Brat Pack films 2. MTV, Madonna, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen 3. Beverly La Haye, Concerned Women for America, ERA 4. Richard Viguerie, Pro Life, populist 5. Hair Metal bands: Guns and Roses, Motley Crue, Scorpion 6. Hip Hop’s Start: Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five 7. U. S. Invades Panama, Noriega 8. Farm Aid – Willy Nelson; Live Aid – Bob Geldolf 9. Phyllis Schlaffly, War against ERA 10. USA for Africa, “We Are the World” –Quincy Jones 11. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,” Berlin wall collapses 12. Glosnost and Prestroika, Gorbachev 13. Hezbollah explodes a truck bomb in Beirut, 241 marines killed 14. Libyan Terrorist Bombing, Pan Am 103, Lockerbie, Scotland 15. Tiananmen Square, Protests, Lady Liberty, Tank Man 16. Cult of Celebrity: Princess Diana, John Lennon <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">17. Personal Computers, Apple II and Microsoft <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">18. Warmedy (warm family comedy) //Cosby Show, Family Ties// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">19. CNN, Ted Turner, cable news network <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">20. Materialism and Greed on TV, //Dallas and Dynasty// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">21. Talk Shows: Phil Donahue, Morton Downey, Jr., Dick Cavet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">22. Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis and 1988 Olympics <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">23. Fashion Fads and Faux Pas, Shoulder Pads, Rat tails, Preppy, Leg Warms, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">24. Miracle on Ice, US Hockey Team beats USSR, Coach Herb Brown <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">25. Iran Hostage Crisis, Carter’s Rescue Attempt <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">26. Challenger Tragedy, Christa McAuliffe <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">27. Olympic Boycotts in 1980 and 1984 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">28. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, //Bryan v Itasca County// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">29. Blockbuster Movies: Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones, George Lucas <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">30. King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Pepsi <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">31. Just Say No, Nancy Reagan, Len Bias <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">32. Exercise Videos, Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">33. Donald Trump, Real Estate Empire (Trump Tower) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">34. AIDS, Dr C. Everett Koop, Ryan White, Patchwork Quilt <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">35. “Americans for Tax Reform,” Grover Norquist <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">36. William Bennett, “A Nation at Risk,” education reform <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">37. Iran Contra Affair, Boland Amendment, Oliver North <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">38. Operation Rescue, Terry Randall, death to baby killers <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">39. Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, “Praise the Lord Ministry” <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">40. US invades Grenada – Operation Urgent Fury, Reagan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">41. Lee Iacocca, “Chrysler Bailout”, Japan Inc <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">42. James Watts, “Sage Brush Rebellion”, Wilderness Society <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">43. Exxon Valdez, Joseph Hazelwood, Sierra Club <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">44. Vincent Chin, White Auto Workers, Pan-Asian organizations mobilize <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">45. Lincoln Savings & Loan, Keating Five Scandal, Bailout <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">46. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds and Betting Scandal <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">47. Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken, Junk Bonds, Hostile Takeovers, Leveraged Buyouts <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">48. Master of the Universe Delusions, Tom Wolfe, //Bonfire of the Vanities, Wall Street// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">49. Reagan, the Cold Warrior and “Strategic Defense Initiative” <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">50. John Hinckley, James Brady, Brady Bill <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">51. Gary Hart, Politicians and Privacy, Media (Ted Koppel)