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Platform shoes were a very popular trend throughout the 90s and still exist today. They are shoes with a block like 4 inch platform added to any shoe. These were popular because people loved that it would add to their height, and it would draw attention to them and look very clean and cute.
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East Germany was being ruled by Erich Honecker who did not want to change, unlike West Germany. In 1989, Hungary allowed tourists from East Germany to go from Hungary into Austria. East Germans could go from Austria to West Germany. East Germans saw this as a way to escape into West Germany. This caused a major problem because thousands of East Germans were escaping, causing East Germany to close their borders completely. East German citizens protested and demanded that they should have the ability to travel at their own pleasure and vote for government positions. A new leader for Eastern Germany thought that opening the wall might save communism. Egon Krenz, the new leader, opened the wall, and almost immediately lost power along with the whole German Communist Party. When countries and world leaders started to discuss reunification, people were scared because they were of what could happen if Germany got all of its power back.  People had seen what a powerful Germany had done before and didn’t want it to happen again; the West German Chancellor, Helmut Kohl said he would make sure that Germany never got that out of hand again. After a lot of convincing and assurance by Kohl, European countries accepted Germany’s reunification. Germany was officially united on October 3, 1990.

Picture: This picture shows the demonstrations held by East Germans in protest of their borders being completely shut down. This protest took place in Leipzig, East Germany and happened on October 9, 1989. Up to 70,000 people took part in the protest and even marched past the Stasi secret police headquarters. Regular police and Stasi stood to the side of the road as people marched past. The police could not do anything because of how many people they were outnumbered by. Also, even though the protest was peaceful, leaders of the protest were arrested.

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The Pretty Woman soundtrack was one of the highest selling albums of the 1990’s. The film itself turned Julia Roberts into one of the most popular actresses and the album was successful as well.

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The Immaculate Collection by Madonna (1990)

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The Immaculate Collection by Madonna (1990)

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The Immaculate Collection by Madonna was one of the highest selling albums of the 1990’s. The biggest hit in the album was Like a Player. Although only being in the record store for a month, the album had made the year’s top 5 sellers.

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During the first attempt of trying to start peace talks, Israel and Palestine could not agree on the borders for Palestine. However, in 1993, secret talks started again in Oslo, Norway. Borders were agreed upon and Israel gave Palestine the Gaza Strip and West Bank, starting with the city Jericho. In return, the Palestinians had to end violence with Israel and acknowledge Israel as a real country. This agreement was signed by the Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Palestine. The peace agreement was hard to keep intact as Palestinian terrorist groups constantly attacked Israel and even assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. After Yitzhak Rabin, Benjamin Netanyahu took over and talked with the Palestinians about giving them more territory of the West Bank in 1997.

Picture: Yasser Arafat (L), the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Prime Minister Israel, Yitzahk Rabin (L), shake hands as Bill Clinton (C), the president of the United States, looks over. The Oslo Peace Accords were signed on September 13, 1993 at the White House which served as a neutral site. The US did not take part in the agreements and did not gain much from the accords, especially because the accors failed a few months later. This handshake is one of the most dramatic ones of the century because of the tensions between both adversaries.

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Throughout the 1990s the Soviet Union declined quickly and lost all of its Satellite Nations. There were many factors that led to the end of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev created many of these factors when he became the leader of the Soviet Union. When Mikhail Gorbachev became leader, he put in place two policies: glasnost and perestroika. Glasnost meant openness and Mikhail wanted citizens to be able to speak freely. In reaction to this, the people opened up churches and investigated and reported on issues within the country. Former opposing political leaders were also released from prison and censoring was abolished. Glasnost gave people a taste of what life was like without the rule of communism and they loved it. Perestroika also helped loosen the communist restraints on Soviet businesses. Before perestroika, businesses could not choose what they produced, wages, or how much product they produced. This caused shortages of essential goods like soap or food. When perestroika was put in place, people were given more freedom to run their businesses the way they wanted to. This included choosing the wages of their workers, what goods and how many they produced, and even allowed people to open up their own small business. Additionally, people could vote for representatives in the government. However, while doing this, Gorbachev gained enemies. The hardliner communists tried to overthrow the government but failed. This led to Mikhail Gorbachev resigning as the head of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the communist party. While this was going on, the Satellite Nations were rebelling and gaining their independence from Germany. This happened until all of the Satellite Nations were free and the Soviet Union ceased to exist. This was one of the top global events during the 1990s because the Soviet Union was very strong and it was surprising to see it collapse so quickly along with the Communist Party.

Picture: A lady rests her purse on a fallen hammer-and-sickle which was the symbol of the Soviet Union. This picture was taken in 1991 which was towards the start of the collapse. The picture shows the deterioration of the country and people. As you can see, the people are not turned around or surprised about the fallen symbol at all, giving reason that it has been there for a long time. Also, in Stalin’s Soviet Union, the logo would be put back up immediately and someone would be arrested. On the other hand, in Mikhail Gorbachev’s Soviet Union, the sign has not been put back up and there were most likely no arrests made because of the policies Gorbachev put in place.

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Elton John’s Sleeping With the Past was best selling during the 1990’s. Elton John’s biggest hit from the album was Sacrifice. His 22nd studio album reached the highest on the charts since Breaking Hearts reached number 1 in 1984.

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The Lion King tells a story of Simba who is the young lion in the movie who grows up through his many adventures. Simba’s evil uncle, Scar, plans to take the throne from Mufasa by leading him and Simba into a wild stampede of wildebeests. However, Simba escapes and only Mufasa ends up being killed. It was the highest earning movie of 1994 and had a number one selling soundtrack.

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Beanie babies are a long line of little colorful and cute stuffed animals. It became popular in 1993 and was created by Ty Warner. They also came in many different shapes and sizes, and it was popular because it was a collectible and was very rare.
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The macarena was a simple song and had a silly dance which exploded and became extremely popular and became a worldwide phenomenon in 1996. It led to a journey and success of pop.

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The Yankees have won plenty of World Series Championships but the win in 1996 was especially important because it was Derek Jeter’s first full season with the team. He also won rookie of the year.

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Tiger Woods wins his first Masters in 1997

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Tiger Woods wins his first Masters in 1997

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Tiger Woods spent the 90’s setting records and making a name for himself on the PGA tour. In 1997, he won his first Masters at the age of 21, making him the youngest winner ever.

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This movie is about the 1912 sinking of the Titanic. The two main characters play different races and they fall in love after meeting on the ship. However, it was not good around that time to fall in love with people of different social classes. The heartbreaking event was when the ship sank and they wished they could have stayed with each other forever. This movie won countless awards which made it so popular.

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Fraunhofer created the first MP3 player in the early 1990’s but it was unsuccessful. In 1997, a developer from Advanced Multimedia Products, Tomislav Uzelac invented the first successful MP3 player which was called the AMP MP3 Playback Engine.

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Digital video disc (DVD) video players were first released for sale in March of 1997.

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Google was founded on September 4, 1998 in Menlo Park, California. The founders were Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
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Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France in 1999. He was a symbol of courage and because he completed cancer treatments in 1997, and still won which was a huge accomplishment.
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Star Wars is about the rise and fall of the most famous Jedi, Anakin Skywalker. His talent is discovered and he rises in the ranks of the Jedi. He is falsely led by his own fears which takes him on many journeys. Star Wars changed the narratives of all Hollywood films. It was also groundbreaking because of the effect that it had on the future of the film industry and CGI