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Period: to
America 1980-2010
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AIDS
The outbreak of the AIDS virus in america. -
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR
First woman supreme court justice, shows change in american values; move away from male superiority -
Reagan Elected
America goes back to traditional values -
1st personal computer
shows an adcancement in technology and the impact of it on personal life -
Recession ends
Back to Prosperity -
SDI
Wasted money on defense, tensions increase because the soviet union is afraid of missiles launching from space -
George HW Bush Elected
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Tiananmen Square
Massacre in china, shocks the world and the U.S. treats China differently. -
Hubble Space Teloscope
Deep space now viewable. This marked an improvement in technology -
Soviet Collapse
Cold war ends, US has huge stockpile of weapons
Tensions are over and foreign policy does not have to be as agressive anymore -
Gulf War
Tensions and oil conflict -
Clinton sex scandal
shocks the government, people lose faith. -
9/11
led to war in afghanistan/iraq and rascism toward muslims in America
