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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