The 1980s saw the rise of pop, dance, hip-hop, and new wave music as disco declined in popularity. Fashion in the 1980s emphasized bright, vivid colors with expensive clothing and accessories. Popular hairstyles included feathered mullets and crimped hair. Major political figures of the decade included British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, US President Ronald Reagan, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Music was popularly stored and played on cassette tapes, with artists like Depeche Mode, The Cure, Queen, and Guns N' Roses becoming prominent.

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2. The 1980ssaw theemergence ofpop,dance,hip-hop,
andnewwavemusic, asdisco felloutoffashion.Rockmusic
still appealedtothe vastmajorityofpeople.
Feathered mullets and
crimpled hair stayed a
trend duringthe 80’s Neonclothing and
jewellery were very
popular too

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1980'sfashionhadheavyemphasis onexpensive
clothesandfashionaccessories.
Appareltendedtobe verybright andvivid in
appearance;womenexpressed animage ofwealthandsuccess
throughshiny costumejewellery, suchas largefaux-goldearrings,
pearlnecklaces,andclothing covered withsequins anddiamonds.
Punkfashionbeganas areactionagainstboththe
hippiemovement ofthe pastdecadesandthematerialistvaluesof
the currentdecade.

4. - Music wasputin cassettesin the80’s.Startingin theearly
seventies, 3M Corporationstartedtomakecassettesthat
were much betterformusicaluse.
- Themusic soundedexcellent onhigh fidelitycassettes and
players.

5. Depeche Mode
The Cure
Queen
The Smiths
Guns N' Roses
Michael Jackson.
Joy Division
David Bowie

6. Inthe1980s'historicaltimeline,MargaretThatcher,RonaldReagan,
andMikhailGorbachevwerethethreeleadingnames.
MargaretThatcherreignedasthePrimeMinisterthroughoutthe
1880’sin Britain.She wastheonlyladytoeverholdthepositionandwentonto
become thelongest-servingprimeministerintheUnitedKingdom.
RonaldReaganwasthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesforaround
eightyears,spanningamajorityofthisera.
JohnLennon, leadvocalistfromtheever-famousandlovedband
Beatles,wasshotdeadbyMarkChapmanon December8, in NewYorkCity.The
murdererlaterpleaded"notguilty"bystatinginsanityasthereason.
HostagestakencaptivefromtheUSembassyinTehranwerefinally
releasedbyIranon January20, 1981afteratotalof444days.
OnJanuary20, RonaldReaganwasusheredin asthePresidentofthe
UnitedStates.
An extremely
harsh heat
wave killed
over 1,250
people in the
United States.
Over9,000wereinjuredand
3,000werekilledbya
powerfulearthquakeinItaly.
• Smallpox
was
eradicated

7. Major social changes
Abortion pill invented
Human growth
hormone
genetically
engineered.
MTV
Nicotine
patch
The Space Shuttle
HDTV
DNA
Fingerprinting
1988 Civil Rights
Restoration Act of 1987
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8. Cultures and subcultures
- New Romantics were
invented; a group whose
preferred music was
synthesiser electropop
- Clothing styles demonstrated
a return to the freak scenes This evolved into
a harder, faster
genre called hard-
core punk came
the straight edge
subculture,
relating to
tobacco, alcohol
and recreational
drug useThis related to
psychotive and
stimulant drug use, and
for some people, led to a
promiscuous sexual
behaviour