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1990S
General Overview
Ana R., G. Meyers, R. Monteiro, V. Braz 12ºA e C
Intro
With this work, we intend to give you an overall perspective of this decade and the most important events that occurred between 1990 and 1999.
In this presentation we’ll share aspects related to economy, politics and war, arts, culture (mainly music and TV shows) and society.
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Economical Perspective
Many countries, institutions and organizations were prosperous during the 1990s.
High-income countries such as the United States, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and those in Western Europe experienced steady economic growth for much of the decade.
Dow Jones index
1990 – Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms: major inflation and economic chaos;
1990 – Russia's transition towards a capitalist free market;
1992 – booming of the US stock market;
1999 – the Euro was adopted on January 1st (in Portugal, 2001);
1999 – World Trade Organization;
Late 90’s – China’s economical growth
Politics .WARS.
The Gulf War 91
The Congo Wars 96-97 & 98
The Chechen Wars 94–96/99
The Kargil War 99
The Kosovo War 98-99
The Yugoslav Wars 91–95
GULF WAR
Politics .POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
Great Britain hands Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China on July 1st, 1997;
The USSR (Union of Social Soviet Republics) broke apart.
Portugal hands sovereignty of Macau to the People's Republic of China on December 20th, 1999;
Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia in 1993;
Politics .POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
East Timor breaks away from Indonesian control in 1999;
The republics of Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia;
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993;
Environment Global Warming became a concern;
Chernobyl disaster effects were extensive to the 90s;
Greenpeace
Art & Culture .TV.
Beverly Hills;
Baywatch;
The Simpsons;
Anime (japanese cartoons);
Reality TV (MTV);
Art & Culture .CINEMA.
Dances with Wolves (1990); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Unforgiven (1992); Schindler's List (1993); Forrest Gump (1994); Braveheart (1995); The English Patient (1996); Titanic (1997); Shakespeare in Love (1998); American Beauty (1999);
Art & Culture .MUSIC.
Rock Bands Pop Bands
The Offspring Christina Aguilera
Nirvana Britney Spears
Pearl Jam Backstreet Boys
Nickelback Mariah Carey
Muse Spice Girls
Oasis Simply Red
Bryan Adams Eurhythmics
Art & Culture .MUSIC. _ MUSE
1994
Uprising, Resistance, Supermassive Black Hole…
Art & Culture .MUSIC. _ PEARL JAM
1990
Betterman, Just Breathe, Amongst the Waves…
Art & Culture .MUSIC. _ OASIS
1993
Don’t look back in anger, Live forever…
Art & Culture .VIDEO GAMES.
The PlayStation:Test Drive, Super Mario, Pokemon
Social Icons .POLITICAL/RELIGIOUS.
Yasser Arafat Bill Clinton Gorbachev Saddam Hussein Nelson Mandela António Guterres John Paul II
Social Icons .CINEMA.
Jodie Foster Arnold Schwarzenegger Harrison Ford Eddie Murphy Cameron Diaz Sylvester Stallone Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt
Social Icons .SPORTS.
Eric Cantona Marco Van Bastenn Ronaldinho Gaúcho David Beckham Luís Figo Rui Costa Krasimir Balakov Roberto Baggio
Technology 1991 – CERN creates WWW program; 1995 – Playstation is introduced to market; 1998 – MPMan, the first MP3 is launched (64Mb); CD-ROM becomes popular; Pagers become obsolete and cell-phones get more usage; Microsoft introduces Windows NT 3.1, Windows 95 and later
Windows 98;
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