MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Yuppie, Mikhail Gorbachev, Freddie Mercury
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Built up american military forces and weapon systems. Believed an arms race would cripple soviet union. Advocaded openness and restructuring of soviety government along western lines. In 1989, berlin wall fell, signaling an end to the cold war that had lasted almost half a century. By 91, soviet union broke apart and us emerged as world"s leading superpower. Development of smaller, more powerful computers made home computers useful and affordable. Years marked the beginning of internet use by the general public. It had roots in development of cable industry and rock movies and teen oriented broadcast tv. Fm also losing sponsors to new kind of am band: talk radio. Daily political and cultural commentary, sometimes from left political spectrum but mostly right. Tv reflected america"s renewed fascination with money and power (show dallas) Show family ties underscored changes in white middle class. Cosby show reinforced shifts occurring in black community.
