1990S
Dec 26, 2015
1990S
PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS DURING THE 1990’S• The presidents during this period of time were:
GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1989-1993)
• He was the 41rd president of the United States.
• He was involved in the oil business in West Texas.
• He became a millionaire at the age of 40.
GEORGE H.W BUSH
• Was Vice President for Ronald Reagan• Ordered Military Operations in Panama and The
Persian Gulf• Signed the Americans With Disabilities act which
helped Americans with Disabilities
SECOND PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON (1993-2001)
• He was impeached; he lied under oath.
• He was the 43rd president of the United States .
• He was the youngest governor of the country at the age of 40.
BILL CLINTON
• Won Election Against George H.W Bush
• Had A sex Scandal with his Intern and Was the Second President to be impeached
• Even though he was impeached he stayed in office
VICE PRESIDENTS DURING THE 1990’S
• Dan Quayle (1989-1893)
• Albert Gore (1993-2001)
PERSIAN GULF WAR
• 1,143 united states soldiers were killed or injured.
• 28 nations contributed troops
GULF WAR
• Began in 1991
• Biggest War since Vietnam
• Fought in the Persian Gulf
• Fought because Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
• 12 American soldiers were killed
• 15 nations involved
• Code named “operation deliberate force”
ECONOMY • Strong Economic Growth
• Steady Job Creation
• Low Inflation
• Rising Productivity
• Surging stock market – resulted from rapid tech changes and sound central monetary policy
• The Economy had a Jobless Recovery
ECONOMY
• During the 1990’s the economy went up , it was a period of success.
• Percent distribution of payroll employment by industry sector
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goods producing indus-tries
private service produc-ing industries
government
ECONOMY• Plan to increase taxes
• Tax package aimed to reduce deep debt
• Economy Boom
• New Economy
• Hour wages increased
• Hubble Space Telescope sent up in 1990
• Dolly the Sheep is the first mammal cloned
• Princess Diana of Wales dies in a car crash in Paris in 1997 – mourned by millions
• New tech: Cable TV and the World Wide Web
• Rise of multiculturalism
• Alternative Media – grunge, rave scene, hip hop
SOCIETY
SOCIETY OF THE 90S• Society in the 90s was……
• The abortion debate is the ongoing controversy surrounding the moral and legal status of induced abortion. The sides involved in the debate are the self-described "pro-choice" movement (emphasizing the right of women to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy) and the self-described "pro-life" movement (emphasizing the right of the embryo or fetus to gestate and be born).
• Many people started to kill doctors that were giving abortions to women.
O.J. SIMPSON MURDER CASEActor/Football Player
~or~
Deranged Murderer?!?!?
O.J. Supporters O.J. Haters
• Accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman
• Tried on bloody gloves from the crime scene, didn’t fit
• Racist case
• Wasn’t guilty
• The trial happened in 1995
• Paid little of the $33.5 million he was charged to pay
O.J. SIMPSON
O.J SIMPSON/ECONOMY
By: Collin Bossard
O.J SIMPSON
• Was a running back in NFL
• Played for Buffalo Bills & San Francisco 49ers
• Born July 9, 1947 (age 67)
• Arrested for many things
• Went to prison for 33 years
• Found Guilty
• Arrested for murder of ex wife, armed robbery & kidnapping
• Great football player
SOCIETY IN THE 1990’S
Dolly the Sheep
• First cloned animal
• Revolutionized science forever
Hubble the space telescope was launched
Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash on August 31,1997 in Paris, France
• Top 5 Best Selling Artists
• - Mariah Carey (pop)
• - Madonna (pop)
• - Celine Dion (sings in diff languages)
• - R.E.M (alternative rock)
• - U2 (rock/alternative rock)
MUSIC
• Smells Like Teen Spirit was a popular song in the 90s.
• Lead singer, Kurt Cobain, committed suicide in 1994.
• The band wasn’t really popular until later but they started in the 90s.
• Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg
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NIRVANA
JURASSIC PARK
• Jurassic Park came out in 1993
• It was one of the most popular movie of the decade
JURASSIC PARK
• 1993 is when it was made
• It’s a movie about dinosaurs
• The movie is many peoples favorite movie
SCHINDLERS LIST
• It came out in 1993
• The movie is about the awareness of what happened during the holocaust during WWII
• The list that Oskar Schindler made save thousands of Jewish people
SPACE JAM• Space Jam debuted in 1996
• Its main character was ex NBA all-star and 6 time NBA champion…Michael Jordan!!!
FORREST GUMP• Forrest Gump’s debut was on June 6,1994
• Forrest Gump was instantly loved
THE SIMPSONS• The Simpsons debut date was December 17, 1990
• It was so popular it still airs today
FAMILY GUY• Family Guy had it’s very first episode on January 31,1999
• Family Guy also is still airing to this day
THE TITANIC
• It came out in 1997
• The movie is a romantic movie that tells about the titanic crashing into an iceberg.
THE SIMPSONS
• It is a sitcom TV show based on a yellow skin family that lives in Springfield.
• it was made by Matt Groening
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
• The show everyone knows about a cartoon sponge going on many adventures with his underwater pals.
• The show has been running
FADS OF THE 1990S
• Some fads would be……
Grunge was a popular fashion
LITERATURE OF THE 1990’S
Books, books, and more books!!!!
1997
1998
1999
The Chamber by John Grisham was released The Perks of Being a Wallflower
was also released
The Giver was released by Lois Lowry in the year 1993
• Fads
• Beanie Babies• Bleached Hair• Boy Bands• Budweiser Was sup
Commercials• Overalls• Pokémon• Oxygen Bars• Push Pops / Ring Pops• Reebok Pump• Rollerblades• SUV's• Tattoos• And Starcraft are all good
examples of the hundreds of fads.
Beanie Babies
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Beanie Babies are a line of popular stuffed animals, made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. in late 1993.
Choke necklace
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A choker is a close-fitting necklace worn on the neck. Chokers can be made of a variety of materials, including velvet, plastic, beads, metal such as silver, gold or platinum, leather, etc. They can be adorned in a variety of ways, including with sequins, studs, or a pendant.
Jnco jeans
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Crop Tops
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A crop top (also cropped top, belly shirt, half shirt, midriff shirt, midriff top, tummy top, short shirt, and cutoff shirt) is a top the lower part of which is high enough to expose the waist, navel or some of the midriff.
CELL PHONES IN THE 90S
CELL PHONE• The cell phone was very popular in the 90s. It was used to contact people from
larger distances.
PAGERS• Pager were used to get messages from others.
MP3 PLAYERS• Mp3 players were used to listen to music. This device didn’t need CDs to play
songs.
INTERNET• The internet became very popular in the 90s.It was a huge change in how we do
business work.
PAGERS
Y2K CRASH
DESKTOPS