what are some political events in the 1980'?
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well, sorry, but Ronald Reagan is involved in my answer.  The end of the Cold War was a pretty major one.
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Sometime in the 20th century
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Watergate era, hmmm,the space race, NAM, women's lib., PCs,pacman, digital watches, leisure suits (LOL) , punk rock, gee,too much stuff....
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These should get you started...\n\nhttp://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade70.html\n\nhttp://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1970.htm\n\nhttp://members.tripod.com/lisawebworld2/70s.html
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1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 \n\nNext leap year in 2008.  Notice that its around election year.
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Interesting question. It definitely was a time of much greater innocence on the part of the public. There was little of the "muckraking" of today, so we didn't see much of the seamier side of politics. There were backroom deals, of course, but we didn't know of them.\nPoliticians such as Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson were articulate and seemingly honest. \nThere were notable similarities to today, specifically the McCarthy era in the early 1950s. Politicians then were searching for the Commies and the Commie-sympathizers, and especially focused on the film industry and universities.\nThere were few and infrequent news sources compared to today. Newspapers, radio, film, and the fledgling tv interests gave us news headlines.\nThere also seemed to be much more willingness of democrats and republicans to be civil towards each other, both at the level of political parties and among individuals, as compared to the current atmosphere.\nOverall, the country was far more conservative in its values. Females tended to be homemakers; no one would admit to being gay or lesbian; minorities had little access to jobs and power; environmental concerns were of little interest. One of the few things that tended more toward a democratic position was the power of unions at that time--they were much more prominent.
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Dems.  And we wonder why there were such deficits in the '80s.
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the gold rush\narnold schwarzenneger's election\nearthquake in SF ~ 1980\njen and brad splitting up\nrodney king riots\nOJ Simpson trial\nalcatraz closing\nthe first oscar award show\nthousands of suicides from the golden gate bridge\nparis hilton\nnostradamus predicting california to break off the coast\nstanford university's construction
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4 times, 1930 1970 1978 & 1982
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It would have been during the 1980's during the Iran-Iraq War, which would have been under Reagan. But it my best knowledge, Iraqi chemical weapons know how came from the French and German Govt's and companies not American we provided cash and weapons to the Iraqis.\nAlso, no President supported his coming to power he just rose up and took over the Baath Party in Iraq.
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Economics during the Ronald Reagan administration.
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I'm sorry but I don't think you'll find the link above ^ to be particularly useful. Try this one instead and I think you'll find what you're looking for: http://politics1.com/parties.htm
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I would think doing research on the Ronald Reagan Library web site would yield some good information.  Check this out below:
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I wasn't gonna answer this question, but the more I thought about it, I figured I may as well.  I think the 80s were.  Well.. no... maybe the 60s.  AW HELL I don't like this question.  I say the 60s for breaking down the racial wall.  (Not that they were fun times, at all, but the strength of those fighting was amazing and did wonders for society today).  But in the 80s we realized that we are a united country that can fight for hunger and sickness. Remember when AIDS came out?? Suddenly musicians took a stand to do more with their money than spend it on parachute pants and cases of hairspray. It was a time when the nation came together with Hands Across America and Live Aid, etc etc etc.  Kids in my school started focusing on world news, instead of highschool ball scores. We had presidents shot at, a Beatle was murdered, space shuttles exploded, Russia toke their finger off the button, gays and lesbians were coming out all over the place and fighting for their equallity.  Microwaves became a household product. Didn't viagra hit the market in the late 80s? lol  It was a year of eye opening things. Maybe not a technological boom, as much as a psychological boom.  Shrinks were less shunned upon. Divorces were no longer taboo. Massive hurricanes hit the coast, and I personally saw neighborhoods becoming one family- taking care of each other like none before.  Limits were being put on music and euthanasia issues hit the scene when a girl named Teri Shaivo was in coma, and her parents wanted to keep her alive, while her husband wanted to pull the plug.  Walls fell in Germany. The 80s really influenced the way I saw the world.  It seemed almost like the decade pulled many countries closer together so our people and their people could hug. I'm not sure what happened in the 90s, and I'm not so sure the 2000-2010 decade will be much better.
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Reagonomics is the term used to describe the economic policies of Reagan during the 1980s.  He assumed office during a period of high inflation and unemployment and left office with things mostly fine.  It's up for debate whether it was his policies that helped or other external factors.\n\nThe main idea behind Reaganomics has 2 key ideas\n-Lower taxes\n-Have a smaller government\n\nAnyway, it's a topic that's still pretty heavily debated.  See the Wiki for the full details.
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Politics is a big field.....on local machine-type politics, try Boss by Mike Royko.\n\nAll the Kings Men is a great semi-fictional account of Huey Long.  Also, Primary Colors is a great look at the initial Clinton campaign for the White House.
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Well it was basically a decade of the rise of republicanism. It was where not much progress happened. IT kinda stagnated. It was dominated by scandals as well such as the teapot dome scandal. At the end, it was when the depression started.