The 1980's by Kenneth Bauer

The 1980's by Kenneth Bauer https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s Click on the plus sign below your category to add your information. en-us 2018-04-11 15:39:25 UTC 2018-04-20 13:54:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Ronald Reagan- Mrs. Howarth kbauer01 https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/250785082 description

Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989. His term saw a restoration of prosperity at home, with the goal of achieving “peace through strength” abroad.

]]> 2018-04-11 15:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/250785082 Bill Gates - Cameron Stevens https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252991750 American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, humanitarian, and principal founder of Microsoft Corporation
Born in 1955]]> 2018-04-18 13:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252991750 Ross Perot- Lauren Leitch https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252991930 Who: Ross Perot (duh)
What: American politician, businessman, political candidate, billionaire
When: Born in 1930, now 87 y.o.
Where : Texas
Why: From 1957 to 1962, Perot worked for IBM. Afterward, he formed his own company, Electronic Data Systems, which he sold to General Motors in 1984 for $2.5 billion. In 1992, Perot ran as an independent candidate for the U.S. presidency, winning nearly 19 percent of the popular vote. He ran again in 1996.]]> 2018-04-18 13:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252991930 TSA(Transportation Security Administration)-David Harrison david_harrison https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252992144 The Transportation Security Administration is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that has authority over the security of the traveling public in the United States. It was created as a response to the September 11 attacks.]]> 2018-04-18 13:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252992144 Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252992345 An act signed into law by Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. It provides an immediate stimulus to the economy by saving and creating thousands of early childhood and higher education jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. In doing so, this will strengthen the economy by raising Pell grants and tuition tax credits to help young people attend college.]]> 2018-04-18 13:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252992345 Yuppies- Bradi Larzaa https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252992430 a young person with a well-paid job and a fashionable lifestyle. They were very prevalent in the 1980's. We don't use the term an more as it was granted as a label for someone 'novel' or rich.]]> 2018-04-18 13:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252992430 Robert Johnson https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252992904 First African American billionaire, founder of BET( Black Entertainment Television)BET is the first African American managed company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, in 1998 he sold BET for 1.5 billion dollars. He became the owner of the NBA team the
Dalton Whitfield]]> 2018-04-18 13:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252992904 National Rifle Association(NRA) Joey Wells https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993134 organization founded in 1871 that stands for the protection of the Second Amendment which guarantees a citizen's right to keep and bear arms.]]> 2018-04-18 13:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993134 Moral Majority -Zac Carlisle https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993142 Who: Jerry Falwell (founded)
What: Organization that associated with christian rights and the Republican Party
When: 1979
Where: The south
Why: The Moral Majority sought to mobilize conservative Americans to become politically active on issues they thought were important.]]> 2018-04-18 13:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993142 Lionel Sosa- Nathan Sudberry https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993255 Lionel Sosa was a hispanic American who's first major accomplishment was helping john tower win his re election in 1978, Sosa soon became known for the ads he wrote and was popular among many political leaders]]> 2018-04-18 13:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993255 Contract with America-BaiLee Fugate https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993271 In 1994 Republican candidates signed a contract with America pledging support for conservative reforms, however President Clinton vetoed them.

]]> 2018-04-18 13:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993271 Third Parties - Devaun https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993472 Third parties are political parties outside of the typical democratic and republican parties. The third parties are parties that share a mix of ideas from the two parties, while they do often fit most peoples agenda they often go ignored as they are not the main two parties. George Washington was the only third party (he was independent) who won the US presidency.]]> 2018-04-18 13:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993472 Tiananmen Square- cara martin https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993615 In 1989 in the center of Beijing thousands of pro-democracy protesters were killed and arrested. Nearly a million Chinese, mostly young students, were protesting for a greater democracy and call for the resignations of Chinese Communist Party leaders deemed too repressive.]]> 2018-04-18 13:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993615 Green Party - Jacob Lane https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993803 Was established in 1984 and its goal was to focus on what was best for the environment and its future. It is the largest green party that is still standing today.]]> 2018-04-18 13:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252993803 Oprah Winfrey - Tyler Tice https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252994074 Oprah is one of the first African American multi-millionaires in the U.S. She also broke social norms of the time with the talk show she hosted, by allowing people on that others wouldn't have.]]> 2018-04-18 13:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252994074 Rwanda Crisis- Joey Wells https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252994237 Also known as the Rwandan genocide. It was mass slaughter of Tutsi in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority government. ... The genocide was planned by members of the core political elite, many of whom occupied positions at top levels of the national government.]]> 2018-04-18 13:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252994237 Oklahoma City Bombing- Bailey Bylotas https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252994450 The Oklahoma City Bombing was the domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah federal building on April 19th, 1995. There were 168 deaths and more than 680 injuries.]]> 2018-04-18 13:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252994450 Sandra Day O' Connor - Claire Land https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252994932 O'Connor is a retired Associate of the Supreme Court of the United States. She served from 1981 to the beginning of Reagan's Presidency in 2006. O'Connor is remarkable since she was named the first woman to serve on the Court. ]]> 2018-04-18 13:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252994932 Billy Graham- Jenna Kirk https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995288 He was an American evangelist, a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s]]> 2018-04-18 13:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995288 Ethic Cleansing (Bosnia Conflict)- Johanna Gomez https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995324 Starting in April 1992, Serbia set out to "ethnically cleanse" Bosnian territory by systematically removing all Bosnian Muslims known as Bosniaks.Serbia, together with ethic Serbs, attacked Bosniaks with former Yugoslavian military equipment and surrounded Sarajevo, the capital city.]]> 2018-04-18 13:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995324 affordable health care act(ACA) :will https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995755 had 3 goals
1. make affordable health insurance to more people
2. to "expand the medicaid program to cover all adults with low income below 138%of the federal poverty level." didn't happen in all states
3."Support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care generally."
site: www.healthcare.gov .]]> 2018-04-18 13:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995755 Department of Homeland Security - Devaun https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995877 The Department of Homeland Security is meant to counteract terrorism for the American people. This was the official name after the 9-11 bombings]]> 2018-04-18 13:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995877 Sonia Sotomayor - Rebekah https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995910 First Supreme Court Justice of Hispanic decent, appointed by Barack Obama. ]]> 2018-04-18 13:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252995910 No Child left behind - Peyton Wood https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996023 Who: Founded by George W. Bush
What: Provides money for children that are poor so that they can get an education
When: 2001
Where: Through the government in the schools.
Why: to help poor kids get an education.]]> 2018-04-18 13:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996023 Heritage Foundation - Peyton Wood https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996193 Who: Founded by Edwin Feulner, Paul Weyrich, and Joseph Coors.
What: free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
When: 1973 it was founded
Where: Washington DC]]> 2018-04-18 13:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996193 Saddam Hussein - Jacob Lane https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996215 He was President of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. He rose to power in 1979 by controlling and overthrowing the government.]]> 2018-04-18 13:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996215 Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)- Bailey Bylotas https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996308 First initiated on March 23rd, 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. The goal of this program was to develop an anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries ]]> 2018-04-18 13:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996308 Patriot Act of 2001 - Tyler Tice https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996478 The Patriot Act was an answer to the September 11th attacks. Its main purpose was to increase security and attempt to deter/lessen terrorist attacks in the US and around the world.]]> 2018-04-18 13:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996478 balkan crisis - cecilia https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996863 who~ The balkan League was formed under Russian auspices in the spring of 1912
what~ the first crisis erupted when on 8 October 1908, Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of bosnia
when~ oct 8, 1912
why~ significant change and disorder in the late 19th century. At its peak the Ottoman Empire had ruled most of eastern Europe]]> 2018-04-18 13:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252996863 Sam Walton- Lauren Leitch https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252997059 He Started Walmart]]> 2018-04-18 13:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252997059 Reaganomics- Jenna Kirk https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252997103 Reaganomics was the economic policies of the former US president Ronald Reagan, associated especially with the reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity.]]> 2018-04-18 13:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252997103 Estee Lauder - Claire Land https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252997195 Lauder was a businesswoman who co-founded with her husband, Joseph Lauder her large cosmetics company. Her products are sold in over 150 countries and territories under brand names such as Clinique, MAC, Bobbi Brown, etc. ]]> 2018-04-18 13:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kbauer01/1980s/wish/252997195