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Modern America Matrix Week 5

Week 5: 1980s

The Eighties, Part One

From the following list, choose five events during the 1980s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column.

· The Sunbelt

· Suburban Conservatism

· The Tax Revolt

· Corporate Elites

· Neoconservatives

· Populist Conservatives

· Deregulation

· The Federal Reserve Board

· The Energy Glut

· The 1981 Tax Cuts

· Spending Cuts

· Military Spending

· Technology

Event	Identify	Significance	Reference

The Eighties, Part Two

From the following list, choose five events during the 1980s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column.

· Feminism

· Homelessness

· Republicans and the environment

· Malls

· Alternative rock

· Madonna

· Michael Jackson

· AIDS

· The Cosby Show

· Sandra Day O’Connor

· We Are the World

· Global Warming

· Geraldine Ferraro

Event	Identify	Significance	Reference