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KATEALYSSABILLY

1970

Not off to a good start

The 70’s were filled with rebellion and conflict between the younger and older generations

Drugs and alcohol were major disagreements between the ages

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thU3fCkk7Bs

Aside from the drugs and alcohol, the 70s struggles were just beginning.

Historical Events that shaped the 1970’s

President Richard Nixon

Three mile Island Watergate Scandal

Munich OlympicsKent StateJim Jones Cult Killing

Richard Nixon

37th PresidentElected in 1968He accomplished revenue sharing, end of the

draft, and a board environmental program.Ran for president three times; 1960, 1968,

and 1972Won twice in 1968 and 1972Watergate Scandal in 1972

Watergate Scandal

Spys broke into the Democratic office in the Watergate building trying to repair wire taping equipment

Was not thought to be anythingTwo journalists for the Washington post;

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, connected it to President Nixon

President Nixon denied it until 1974

Three Mile Island

1979Three mile nuclear power plant near

Harrisburg, PAA cooling malfunction caused the core to

melt causing an almost fatal catastropheInduced fear into many nearby residentsThere was no health issues caused by this

meltdown

Munich Olympics & Kent State

September 5th , 1972Nine Palestinian

terrorists enter the Olympic village

Black September May 4, 1970Students were

protesting the Vietnam war

4 students were killed9 students were

wounded

Jim Jones Cult killing

The peoples TempleJones town in Guyana, South AmericaUnder the direction of Jim Jones 900

members of the cult committed mass suicide

Jim Jones Cult Killing

http://www.history.com/videos/jonestown-massacre

Oil embargo and Watergate scandal’s negative impact on the U.S.

Oil Embargo of 1973 made people question their role in foreign affairs

Oil was cut making life more difficult for people who needed to commute

Watergate made people question their government

Made us fear what the government could be doing to us

The Foreign policy mistakes and achievements of Nixon

MistakesBombing CambodiaTook to long with

China talks, not ending the war in Vietnam

War with Vietnam

AchievementsGot into peaceful

talks with ChinaEased the tensions

between the U.S.S.R and the U.S.

Music in the 70’s

New Musical Era

The Beatles broke up in 1970Rock n’ Roll started becoming “old news”,

disco and punk rock came into the spotlightDuring the 1970’s Americans spent more

money than before on musical entertainmentMusic started to become a market

Old vs. New

The Beatles- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEogJacjLTE

Disco- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0H2QGogAuc

The Ramones-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh8k1QkWgX8

Rise of Disco and Punk Rock

Clubs with recorded music started to become popular again, and disc jockeys or (DJ’s) always kept the music playing

On the other end of the spectrum, punk rock was a fast, non recorded type of music

Punk rock used lots of energy and expressive lyrics, however it was not as successful

Anti- War and Equality Music

John Lennon was a huge contributor to protest music

The song “Give Peace a Chance” by John Lennon was a hit, and spoke bold protests of American society and the Vietnam War

“War Pigs” by Black Sabbath and “Peace Train” by Cat Stevens were also very popular anti- war songs

Punk Rock music protested the economics and race issues of the country

Anti War Music

John Lennon- http

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxS8gQ-xHgE

WATERGATE SCANDAL

FILMS,

1970s

The Plumbers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aZ8vNagvks

White house organized a secret group group nicknamed “The Plumbers”

Included 5 CIA and FBI agents

Job: to ensure Nixon’s re-election

Caught Red Handed

Men caught breaking into offices of the Democratic National Committee

“The Plumbers” were being paid with funds from Nixon’s campaign organization Committee that ran organization called CREEP

The Truth Comes Out

Informed by high level source known as Deep Throat that white house officials and CREEP hired 50 agents

Agents main goal: to sabotage the democrats chances in the 1972 election

As more evidence came out, Nixon resigned before he could ultimately be impeached

The Public

Shook the public’s faith in politicians

America’s self confidence was drained

America’s lack in faith in the government was shown through the films created in the 1970’s

The Interview

Q: Was there a certain genre of movies that was more popular than the rest? (i.e. inspirational sports films -rocky-, thriller films -jaws- etc)

A: A lot of movies were about renegades, or men who would go against the system to solve problems. Dirty Harry was a cop who always broke the rules to get the back guy. Charles Bronson had movies about getting revenge on people when the police couldn't catch them. Since people were made at the government, people liked movies about people who took things into their own hands and solved problems.

Everyday Life

Now that everyone could afford a TV, movies and television were a huge part of everyday life

3D glasses- watch from home: “Most exciting- JAWS 3D!!! Everyone rushed to buy 3D glasses- broadcast 3D on

television

Stars became bigger, more diverse genres appeared.

Movies like Grease and Saturday Night Fever not only made movies popular, but made John Travolta a teen heart-throb

Thrillers, comedies, action, sports, and musicals were all becoming popular: “…Rocky was a nice relief- it didn’t use foul language or sexual overtones, it was

just inspirational- rooting for the underdog became the American theme.”

Television Shows

First time TV shows started to show diversity The Jefferson’s- show about a middle class family-

showed inter family dynamics (teen rebellion)Many shows incorporated racial issues as

well The Jefferson’s- the family’s neighbors were African

American as well as a interracial married coupleAfrican Americans were shown as being

successful and articulate in TV shows- a major change from the previous years

SPORTS

1970

Pirates: 2 world series titlesSteelers: 4 super bowl winsCanadiens: 6 Stanley cupsUCLA basketball: 5 national championships

Top Teams in the 1970’s

Both African Americans and Women were on the rise

• Salary for athletes rose greatly• $100,000- before (few) after (100s)

• Television in Sports- big role for businessmen(sought ways to exploit and profit from the new sports market), increased athletes pay

• Commercials

http://youtu.be/xffOCZYX6F8

Change in Sports (1970’s)

Won 6 singles championshipsImportant symbol of the women’s movementUpset with women’s prizes (600 vs. 7500)“Battle of the sexes” against Bobby Riggs

http://youtu.be/owhurhGdI4k?t=4s

Billie Jean King (women on the rise)

Hank Aaron- received hate mail and death threats, pushed away fans

Muhammad Ali- 1975- successfully defended his title for the fourth time Ali Announced retirement in 1979

Arthur Ashe- beat 25-1 odds to win WimbledonRoberto Clemente- first Latin American inducted

into the hall of fame (1973)

African American and Latin American on the rise

http://youtu.be/g0wCknR_5aY?t=1m53s

Montreal Olympics (1976): Overshadowed by politics China threatened to boycott

Taiwan withdrew because Canada would not recognize them as the Republic of China

Arab and African nations did stay away from the games against the presence of New Zealand

Sports and Politics

ERA- amendment that would guarantee women’s rights by outlawing gender based discrimination Defeated because not enough state legislatures passed

it( 35 of 38) Majority of Americans agreed women needed a

guarantee of equal rightsAffirmative action- giving preference to ethnic

minorities and women in admissions and hiring's.

Universities, fire departments, and large companies

Controversial actions

Actions caused fear among AmericansChanging rolesTraditional family lifestyleMen would abandon family responsibilities

due to women having a more prominent roleTake away achievements of previous women

rights movement

Fear

Opposition to ERA came mainly from conservative religious and political organizations Christians, Mormons, Jews, Catholics Both men and women

Pro-ERA groups failed to refute the opposition, causing confusion

Opposition

Phyllis Schlafly‘s campaign against the ERASignificant role in the fight against

ratification of the ERAStarted from the time the amendment was

sent to states for ratification (1972) to when the deadline ended (1982)

“Stop ERA”

INVENTIONS

1970

1972Video Games

Invented by Nolan BushnellNolan ran Atari and the first game they came

out with was pongIt was simply a digital version of ping pong

1974Rubik’s Cube

Invented by Erno RubikIdea came from his interest in space and how

things move through spaceConsidered the best selling toy

1979Roller Blades

Made popular by Scott and Brennan OlsonFound and old model of inline skates and

wanted to make them popularImproved the old modelThought they would be good for off season

practiceStarted Rollerblade Inc.

1979Walk Man

Invented by SonyPortable audio cassette playerGave people a new and easy way to listen to

musicIdea came from a similar concept from Italy

Nixon

Very interested in relations with ChinaWanted relations before he was PresidentWrote about it in Foreign Affairs a year

before his electionThought it would help open trade with china

Results of Vietnam War

350,000 casualties, 58,000 diedCongress created the War Powers Act

Requires the president to receive approval from congress before sending American troops across seas

Northern Vietnam industrial and transportation systems were destroyed

Southern Vietnam land was destroyed from bombing and chemicals

Caused a lot of war debt

Results of Vietnam War

Soldiers suffered from post traumatic stress disorder 30% men 27% women

The north won and combined with the south to make one Vietnam