"yuppies" - 1 õppematerjal

Konspekt USA history

· The fall of the Berlin Wall, re-independence of Eastern Europe and disintegration of the Soviet Union · · Rise of conservatism and fundamentalism suspicion that the government can't fix anything efficiently rise brought by fundamentalist Christians They favoured strict limits on government intervention in the economy AIDS 14 No drugs campaigns issues with abortion Life in the 80s (came popular, not invented during that time)cabel television, personal computers, MTV, Hippies ->Yuppies(profession- banks, etc financial sector. Earned alot. Young Urban Professionals), Video Cassette Recorders · Iran-Contra scandal and the intervention of the CIA in international politics American military supplies secretly sold to archenemy Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages held in Lebanon. No connection with Reagan but he was smeared by this mess. XV The US at the end of the 20th century (continued) · End of Cold war (vt last one)