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    The 1990s saw rapid population and economic growth in the United States. Culturally, the decade was defined by grunge music and fashion, the rise of technology like the World Wide Web, and conflicts including the Gulf War. Socially, gender roles shifted as more women worked outside the home. The strong economy resulted in rising incomes and low unemployment. By the end of the 1990s, the US population reached 279 million and the stock market quadrupled in value from the start of the decade.

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    The 1990s saw rapid population and economic growth in the United States. Culturally, the decade was defined by grunge music and fashion, the rise of technology like the World Wide Web, and conflicts including the Gulf War. Socially, gender roles shifted as more women worked outside the home. The strong economy resulted in rising incomes and low unemployment. By the end of the 1990s, the US population reached 279 million and the stock market quadrupled in value from the start of the decade.

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    1990S

    Chloe, Allexa, Jon, Alvaro

    Population :
    Began at 149.62 million in

    1990 and increased to


    279.04 million by 1999

    Style :

    High Waisted Jeans


    Solid Colored T-Shirts
    Windbreakers
    Plaid
    Denim Everything
    Short Dresses
    Bright Colors
    Grunge

    Music :
    POP
    Grunge Rock
    Rap
    Love Ballads
    Alternative
    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 Billbanned assault


    rifles
    OKC bombing1995
    Columbine
    Shooting-1999
    Drug War
    Murder Rate Was
    Very High

    GENDER ROLES :

    Men

    WOMEN

    Men did more of

    Were not as

    the housework
    than men of other
    decades
    Men were
    becoming more
    family oriented

    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

    Electric Cars

    was beginning to
    take shape
    Webcam, Memory
    Cards, and Plasma
    Screens
    BlackBerry

    Hubble Space

    Telescope
    BlueTooth
    Apples iMac
    Google

    BopIt

    Answering Machine
    Digital Clock

    The Smart Pill

    DVD

    MP3 Players

    90S INVENTIONS

    Entertainment- Julia Roberts


    Politics- Bill Clinton

    London Eye1998

    Religion- Marshall Applewhite


    Science- Steve Job

    MONUMENTS // FAMOUS
    PEOPLE

    CULTURE
    1990s
    Kids spent more

    time playing
    outside and not
    with electronics
    Kids respected
    authority more

    TODAY
    Society is more

    accepting of races and


    different sexualities
    People spend more
    time on entertainment
    and electronics
    Communication
    Devices have improved

    Tamagotchi

    Fads

    Furbys
    Beanie

    Babies
    Frosted Tips
    YoYo

    One Pant Leg


    Rolled Up
    Overalls
    Crimped Hair
    Inflatable
    Furniture

    What We
    Learned
    This project taught us
    that the 90s was a
    decade full of better
    movies, music, and
    people. It also was a time
    of more economic
    prosperity than what we
    see today.

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