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THE 80 s

THE 80 s. THE TIME OF CHANGE. CULTURE. Great economic and social change in many countries Nuclear weapons were a big treath The Cold War ended , and the Berlin wall fell The Tjernobyl accident shocked a whole planet The first Live Aid Concert was held

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THE 80 s

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  1. THE 80s THE TIME OF CHANGE

  2. CULTURE • Great economic and socialchange in manycountries • Nuclear weaponswere a bigtreath • The Cold Warended, and the Berlin wall fell • The Tjernobylaccidentshocked a whole planet • The first Live Aid Concertwas held • The 80s was a decadeof tragedies and triumphs The fall ofthe Berlin wall Tsjernobylaccident Anti-nucleardemonstrations in London

  3. MUSIC AND FILMS • 80s – Coveredwide and diverse musicalstyles • Music from the 80s are still popular and well-known • Madonna and Michael Jackson aretwoofthe most popularsingers during the 80s • The MTV Channel wasverypopular • Movies from the 80s which is still popular: DirtyDancing, Footloose, Police Academy, Karate Kid • Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56VcNnJ-J08

  4. TECHNOLOGY • 1980s -Thebeginningof a fast-growingtechnologicaldevelopment • Apple and Microsoft werefounded • The World Wide Web wasmade • Video games such as Pac Man wasverypopular • The first mobile phonecame Computer from 1980 Computer from 1988 Nintendo Video Games from the 80s CellPhone from the 80s

  5. FASHION TRENDS: Big Hair, Leggings, Highwaist, Punk Style, Polka dots, Neon, Sequins

  6. INTERIOR • Peoplewanted to make a statementthroughtheirhomes • Furniture and interiorhad a unique style, inspired by soap operas and movies • Someofthebig trends: wraparound sofa, furniturewithstorage, leather, floral patterns, matching drapes/curtains

  7. FAMILY LIFE Changes in family-life during the 1980s:  • young people were remaining longer in education • women were taking higher studies  • education and employment trends contributed to the postponement of marriage  • the marriage rate was declining • the proportion of all new mothers who were in their late thirties increased  • the fertility rate continued its downward slide • the divorce rate peaked  • mothers moving into paid work required changes in arrangements for the care of the children But:  • the families remained the basic unit of society • families played a central role in shaping the health and wellbeing of all immediate family members

  8. SOURCES • http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-ha • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-ha • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson • http://www.liketotally80s.com/80s-music.html • http://www.liketotally80s.com/80s-fashion.html • http://www.thefashionpolice.net/80s-fashion-a-guide.html • http://www.eightyeightynine.com/music/nuclearmusic.html • http://www.servicemagic.com/article.show.Decorating-Trends-through-the-Decades.16783.html • http://www.sheffield.edu/designermonthly/specialreport/specialreport0310.html • http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=13108051

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