90s Project

1990SChloe, Allexa, Jon, Alvaro

Population : Began at 149.62 million in 1990 and increased to 279.04 million by 1999

Style :• High Waisted Jeans • Solid Colored T-Shirts• Windbreakers • Plaid • Denim Everything• Short Dresses• Bright Colors• Grunge

Music : POP Grunge RockRapLove BalladsAlternative One-Hit Wonders

Examples: Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Nirvana, Vanilla Ice, Tupac

CONFLICTS : The Gulf War- Iraq

invaded Kuwait Yugoslavia Civil

War Samali Civil War

Brady Bill- banned assault rifles

OKC bombing- 1995

Columbine Shooting-1999

Drug War Murder Rate Was

Very High

GENDER ROLES :

Men Women Men did more of

the housework than men of other decades

Men were becoming more family oriented

Were not as interested in getting married or having children

More women began to work outside the home

Child Labor Laws

During the 1990s, a new issue of child labor moved into the forefront: imported foreign goods that were produced by foreign "sweatshops" employing child labor. Laws like the Child Labor Deterrence Act, which would prohibit the importation of manufactured or mined goods that are produced by foreign children under the age of 15, were passed. Meanwhile, President Clinton signed Executive Order13,126, ”Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentures Child Labor,” on June 12, 1999. ”

The Times…The 90s was a decade of great prosperity for the U.S. The economy grew by an average of 4 percent per year between 1992 and 1999. An average of 1.7 million jobs a year were added to the American work force, versus around 850,000 a year during this century so far. The unemployment rate dropped from nearly 8 percent in 1992 to 4 percent — that is, effectively zero — at the end of the decade. … From 1990 to 1999, the median American household income grew by 10 percent, and stocks quadrupled in value. The minimum wage was $4.25.

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

World Wide Web was beginning to take shape

Webcam, Memory Cards, and Plasma Screens

BlackBerry

Electric Cars Hubble Space

Telescope BlueTooth Apple’s iMac Google

90S INVENTIONSMP3 PlayersDVDThe Smart PillAnswering MachineDigital ClockBopIt

MONUMENTS // FAMOUS PEOPLE

Entertainment- Julia Roberts

Politics- Bill Clinton

Religion- Marshall Applewhite

Science- Steve Job

London Eye- 1998

CULTURE

1990s Today Kids spent more

time playing outside and not with electronics

Kids respected authority more

Society is more accepting of races and different sexualities

People spend more time on entertainment and electronics

Communication Devices have improved

FadsTamagotchiFurbysBeanie

BabiesFrosted TipsYoYo

One Pant Leg Rolled Up

OverallsCrimped Hair Inflatable

Furniture

What We Learned

This project taught us that the 90s was a decade full of better movies, music, and people. It also was a time of more economic prosperity than what we see today.