America 1980's - Stranger Things

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What was America like in the 1980's?

cultural contexts of the 80's:
  • Pac man and video games
  • Goonies, ghostbusters, ET, star-wars
  • coca cola
  • new styles
  • MTV
  • superheros
  • aliens
  • space
  • arcade
  • Technology
  • entertainment
  • health and fitness
  • 80's was known for being a 'all about me' decade and people enjoying themselves
what was the amotsphere like in 1980's USA?
  1. Rise of yuppie culture(young, well educated, wealthy indidviduals)
  2. cable goes mainstream (special tv programmes like mtv)
  3. spread of HIV/AIDS
  4. developments in the space programme
  5. war on drugs - crack (cocaine)
  6. tense relations with Iran
  7. 1981 tax cut and regimonics
  8. electronic invasions (nintendo)
  9. pollution persists
  10. cold war ends, concern shifts to china

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