The 1980s was the decade of revolutionary changes in music. there were many developments such as the creation of MTV and the compact disk. The 1980s was a time of major changes in the music industry. Music started becoming more diverse with different genres such as new wave, heavy metal, rap, techno pop, alternative rock etc. MTV revived music video industry that was in decline in 1979. MTV was a big part on why michael Jackson became such a big star. He renovated how music videos became a huge success and more popular.
Culturally during the 80's we saw th collapse of the berlin wall and the break up of what was the USSR. The movie Red Dawn is an example of the break up of what was the USSR. The movie Red Dawn is about the Soviet Union invading the United States and how the civilians fight back to gain their land. This movie shows the national pride made many people fight and wanting to end communism. The 80's was rise of conservatism. In 1981 IUCN published the first World Conservation Strategy (WCS). The three main objectives of the WCS are: (1) to maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, (2) Is to preserve genetic diversity on which depend the functioning of the a life-support systems, the breeding programs necessary for the protection and improvement of cultivated plantst. (3) to ensure the sustainable utilization of species and ecosystems which support millions of rural communities as well as major industries. The 1980s was also the end of the cold war and end of communism. For more information of the events of the 1980's click on the link below.
No comments:
Post a Comment