The document summarizes key events that occurred during the 1980s, known as the "lost decade". It mentions the end of the Cold War between the US and Soviet Union in 1989 which reduced nuclear tensions. Specific events called out include John Paul II surviving an assassination attempt in 1981, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" becoming the best-selling album of all time in 1982, an earthquake in Mexico City killing over 35,000 people in 1985, and the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany in 1989.
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decade 80´s Nazaret
1. The lost
Decade
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de
Hidalgo
Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud
Licenciatura en Nutricion
English III
Semester: 3° Group: 2
Students name:
Nazaret Ortega Soto
Teachers Name:
L. Lorena Cruz Garcia
2. the end of the Cold War
(1979-1989) between the
United States and the
Soviet Union, the world was
onto the nuclear threat.
3. 1981 Y 1982
The lost decade 80´s
1981
Pope John
Paul II suffered an
assassination
attempt.
The
"Thriller" by
Michael Jackson
album became
the best-selling
history with over
140 million copies.
4. 1985
The lost decade 80´s
An
earthquake in
México City killed
over 35,000
people.