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
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