Use this interactive Geostory module to relive the political, environmental, and pop cultural moments that made the 1980s an important time in U.S. history.

This is a great math writing assignment. First, students learn about the patterns and shapes of polynomial equations and their inverses by making their bodies imitate mathematical concepts, using popular disco & 80's dance moves....

Given information about social issues throughout U.S. history, students will describe the causes and effects of significant societal issues.

How does engineering relate to fashion? The big shift from boxy cars in the '80s to curvy cars in the '90s, explained by Vox. [4:00]

Background information on Hall of Fame inductees AC/DC, famous rock and roll band of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Provides a list of their more popular songs.

This resource provides economic analysis of mismanaged lending to underdeveloped countries that points toward causes of the debt crisis in Mexico and Latin America during the 80s.

This is a small collection of primary source documents discussing propaganda and media control in the Soviet Union. Most documents are from the 1970s and 80s, and they are varied in both type and source. In general, the documents discuss...

A good, informative site describing New Wave music and fashion. Includes a history of New Wave City and how it has played a role in new wave music from 1977 to 1985.

Tom Sun Ranch was a typical medium-sized ranching operation of the open range period in the 1870s-80s. Tom Sun was a French-Canadian cattleman and frontiersman.

An image of Jose Napoleon Duarte.