Show:
The 1960's
The 1970's
The 1980's
The 1990's
The 2000's
100
The "Baby Boom."
What was the sudden increase in births after WW2 called?
100
Environmental.
The decade saw a wave of ______ awareness.
100
AIDS.
Which STD caused a pandemic?
100
Cold War
What war finally ended in 1991?
100
Katrina
What major hurricane took place?
200
Mind-altering substances like marajuana.
What did the young begin to use recreationally?
200
Microwaves, VCRs, and video games
What electronics became comercially available?
200
24
How many hours a day did MTV play music in 1981?
200
TiVo
What was created to record your favorite shows?
200
Reality
What kind of TV became very popular? (American Idol, Survivor)
300
Hippies.
Who were the people who adopted new styles of dress, experimented with psychedelic drugs, lived communally and developed a vibrant music scene?
300
Feminism.
________ became a new movement, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 19th amendment.
300
Full House
What's an example of a show that still praised family values?
300
Over 200
By the end of the decade, how many channels were available?
300
Swine Flu
What illness was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2009?
400
Good Housewife.
In TV, what was always the role of the mother?
400
Becoming more controversial.
What was changing about plotlines?
400
Gay rights.
Rights for which minority were starting to become accepted?
400
FOX
What main TV station came up with new and controversial shows?
400
Cell phones
The popularity of what electronic device surged?
500
Death of a spouse.
In TV, what was the only reason for single parenting?
500
Three's Company.
What show featured a single man pretending to be gay?
500
Comedy
The Cosby Show, Simpsons, and Seinfeld were part of which rising genre?
500
Feminism
What was one of the defining elements of pop culture?
500
Barack Obama
Who became the first African American president of the US?