1970’sKelsey RobertsDaniel CrockettConner AckermanIsabelle Collins

1970’s

U.S. loses confidence(Late 60’s early 70’s) Weakened originally by Tet Offensive in 1968.

-1,100 Americans died. The U.S realized that no part of South Vietnam

was secure. 3 out of 4 Americans disagreed with President

Johnsons conduct of war. Because of this he did not seek re-election.

Kennedy then took presidency, after his assignation the U.S was devastated.

Nixon was then President from 1969-1974.

Nixon’s affect on U.S Devised Vietnamization (turning over the

fighting to South Vietnam-pulling U.S troops out)

Secretly planned to expand war into Cambodia.

Air raid bombing brought Cambodia into war- U.S outraged.

Media was portraying information differently than the government which was a concern for the citizens.

Kent State/ Pentagon Paper Kent State- Article Kent State student set ROTC building on

fire, and also shootings that killed 4 and injured 9. Due to the outrage of war.

Pentagon Papers- New York Times published secret government documents that showed that the government misled the people.

Results of the Vietnam War 1970 Nixon ordered US troops out of Vietnam Opposition to the war grew rapidly due to the media 58000 us lives lost and 150,000 wounded January 23rd 1973 US and North Vietnam came to a

cease fire agreement Vietnam War veterans recieved a cold welcome

when they returned home Many Americans hated the way the war had ended Exposer to Agent Orange, a harmful chemical used

as a weapon, left many veterans permanently disabled

Foreign Policy achievements and mistakes of Nixon Opened up relations between the

Soviet Union and China First president to visit the People’s

Republic of China Signed two nuclear arms control treaties

with the Soviet Union, these were the first nuclear arms control treaties between Cold War combatans

Watergate Scandal Began in 1972, when there was a break-in at the Democratic

National Committee headquarters located at the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC

5 men were arrested for breaking and entering into the headquarters The money that was found on the burglars was connected to a slush

fund that was used by the Committee for the Re-Election of the President, a fundraising group for Nixon with his campaign

Evidence mounted up over the next few weeks about the scandal which involved Nixon’s staff that was provided by former staff members

Revealing President Nixon had a tape recording system in his office that recorded many conversations showing him trying to cover up the break-in

Eventually Nixon knew he was going to be impeached and a strong chance of conviction, he resigned his presidency on August 9, 1974

How the American People responded The Watergate Scandal was an event that had a huge

impact on how the American people viewed the government

Many people lost faith in the government, having no trust after what Nixon did

Not being able to trust your own president affected people on not even voting at all during the future elections

Next few Presidents were under pressure from all the distrust the people had with Nixon following the Watergate scandal

Watergate Scandal video

Arab Oil Embargo On October 16 1973, the OPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum

Exporting Countries) announced to raise the price of Oil by 70% to $5.11 a barrel

President Nixon 3 days later requested congress to send 2.2 billion in aid to Israel to prevent Israel's collapse

This decision led to countries announcing to embargo all oil shipments to the US like Libya, Saudi Arabia, and other OPEC states the next day

Due to the embargo, the OPEC forced the oil companies to increase payments by a lot

Price of oil in the US quadrupled to $12 a barrel by 1974 By February 1974, around 20 percent of gas stations had

completely run out of fuel Having a huge impact on all of the US in a negative way with jobs

such as truck drivers and so on

Inventions & Discoveries Chevrolet-Fuel efficient cars Pocket Calculator Microprocessor Compact disc Genetic engineering CAT Scan Personal Computer

Equal Rights Amendment

Alice Paul

Goal of amendment was to stop discrimination based upon sex

Passed in Both houses but faltered when left up to legislatures

Ended up failing Still does not exist

Marshall University Plane Crash The Marshall football team was flying

back on November 14, 1970 after a loss to East Carolina 17-14

Only 2 miles away from the airport, the plane crashed into a hillside in Kenova, West Virginia killing all 75 people on board devastating the people throughout the country in sports

Fashion Women wore mini skirts, midi skirts,

mini dresses and maxi dresses Formal wear: maxi dresses, even

trousers, or halter neck cat suits Bright light weight clothing became

popular because of the hippie movement

Men wore bell bottoms and trouser suits and platform shoes

Fads Pet rocks were popular among children

and came in small boxes with hay at the bottom

Rubik’s cube was also popular at this time

Jogging became popular not only as a sport but as a fashion, people wore jogging suits as a casual day-to-day clothing

Dynasties The Montreal Canadians were six time Stanley

cup champions, dominating hockey during the 70’s

The Pittsburgh Steelers were four time Super

Bowl champions making the playoffs every year

UCLA Bruins mens basketball won five national championships and made seven final four appearances

Hank Aaron Major league baseball player for the Milwaukee

Brewers and Atlanta Braves from 1955-1975 He was a 25 time all star player which is the

record to the day Most famous for breaking Babe Ruths home run

record with 715 on April 8, 1974 which is regarded as the most prestigious accomplishment in American sports

His record was broken by Barry Bonds in 2007 but we all know that is now a tainted record

Arguably the greatest baseball player ever to live

Hank Aarons record breaking HR

Music Disco is the genre of music that is mostly

associated with the 70’s Disco became popular during the middle of

the decade but the 70’s are also when the emergence of hard rock came along

Bees Gees was a disco soundtrack that hit during 1977 and was apart of the best selling album of all time called Saturday Night Fever until Michael Jackson’s thriller broke that record in 1983

The Beatles Rock and roll band from 1960-1970 Most commercially successful and critically acclaimed

acts in the history of popular music Made up of 4 members: John Lennon, Ringo Starr,

George Harrison, Paul McCartney Hold the record for most number one hits on the Hot 100

chart with 20 7 Grammy awards, 6 diamond platinums, 45 gold albums They held down the spot of number 1 album 174 weeks

longer than any other musical act did Best selling band of all time with estimated sales of over

1 billion units

Television Popular television shows changed in the

70’s from family sitcoms to “young, hip, and urban” styled shows

Saturday Night Live began in 1975 and was created by Lorne Micheals

Original title of SNL was NBC’s Saturday night

SNL is in its 37th season

Energy Crisis President Carter –president at time of Energy

Crisis. Domestic Oil production was at a low. U.S realized how dependent they were on

foreign oil. Oil and gas diminish as demand grows. Emergency natural gas act- equally distribute

oil- act was passed in one week. Fireside chats- helped to inform the people-

promote energy conservation.