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The 70s
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World
Munich Terrorist Attack
AIDS Discovery
Berlin Wall Fall
Soviet Union Collapse
Conflicts in the Middle East
The 1980s
1980s
GNP fell 2.5% by '82
Unemployment rate rose to 10%
1/3 of industrial plants idle
Economic rebound in '84
GNP rose at an annual rate of 4.2 in a 5 year period
Inflation rate fell to under 2% in '86
agriculture still suffered, lots of droughts from '86-'88