unsuccessful presidency as he only won one term. While both political parties controlled the presidency during the 1970s‚ political scholars view this era of presidents as one of the worst decades in U.S. history. By the 1980 election‚ the people of the United States wanted something new. Republican candidate Ronald Reagan captured the hearts and minds of Americans‚ easily defeating Carter’s reelection bid in 1980.
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History Research the 1980s At the start of the 1980s Britain was in a deep recession similar to what is happening at present and there was also mass unemployment. The person in charge of the country at this time was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was also Great Britain’s first and only female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher along with Chancellor Geoffrey Howe tried to deal with this recession by raising taxes and slashing government spending‚ benefits and the selling of state owned services
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During the 1920s America established an extravagant way of living that involved buying and spending to show wealth. We‚ as Americans‚ have taken this upon our everyday lives. So much of our lives in America revolve around a social ladder that we fight to climb to the highest rung. Every man‚ woman‚ and child for themselves. Our rude manor has been brought out of this nation’s mask. Often we‚ as Americans‚ betray our own life long friends and family to reach this idea of the ´top´. Music‚ movies
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was something that America had never seen before. The United States became the richest and most developed nation in the world during this time period. Americans were mass producing things‚ had high wages‚ new goods for consumers‚ and many forms of entertainment. Some of the major changes that came with the roaring twenties were consumerism‚ the harlem renaissance‚ changing the role of women in the society‚ literature‚ sports‚ movies and radio‚ and transportations. Also‚ America was pro business‚ republican
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Heavy metal in the 1980’s is hard to describe. Its static style did not change much from the 1970’s‚ but the lyrics‚ image‚ and theatrics took a step forward. Heavy metal had a huge impact in the 1980’s and there were many successful bands. Van Halen took heavy metal to new heights. After more than two decades of playing sold-out concert halls‚ selling millions of albums and enduring various lineup changes and solo projects‚ Van Halen is recognized as one of the most resilient and successful
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Fashion by Decade 80 90 00 I n the 1980s‚ rising pop star Madonna proved to be very influential to female fashions. She first emerged on the dance music scene with her “street urchin” look—short skirts over leggings‚ necklaces‚ rubber bracelets‚ fishnet gloves‚ hairbows‚ long layered strings of beads‚ bleached‚ untidy hair with dark roots‚ head bands‚ and lace ribbons. In her Like a Virgin phase‚ millions of young girls around the world emulated her fashion example that included
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1970’s to 1980’s gave women a feminist thought to a political one‚ which encountered different types of development of their role and expressed numerous obstacles they faced as a whole. In the article Cunning Stunts shows the drastic change in women theatre form 70’s to 80’s. The article Constructing Experience expresses attitude towards feminism. And in The Difficulties Facing Feminist Theater article details the obstacles and hardship of this great struggle for women in theatre. During the 1970’s
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Just like Liberalism‚ Conservatism had undergone a historical transformation in America. Early conservatives urged the support of the government in economic enterprise and government intervention within certain groups. In today’s society‚ conservatives argue that more government involvement will interfere with our individual lives and cause limitations. Thus‚ we now have a branch from early conservatives to contemporary conservatism. Contemporary conservatism is not always opposed to state intervention
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top players in the industry have tried to out-sex each other‚ at one point or another. Some ads don’t even feature a car. Throughout the past 60 years car advertisements have changed significantly. The 1950’s used families to show cars were ideal and the way of the future‚ while the 1980’s and 90’s show biased “fact” based arguments and hints of celebrity approval. Today‚ the 2000s continue to enlarge celebrity acceptance and continue to make sex appeal more widespread mainly through the portrayal of
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The 1920’s and 1980’s are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social‚ economical‚ and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs‚ the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987‚ and the influence of music on society. Prohibition was passed as the 18th amendment‚ that importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ and manufacturing of alcohol was to be put to an end. Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead‚ it added to the problems that it intended
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