1980's+Topics+8th

Home 1980's Project Assignment Template for 1980's Topics

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