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In  the 70’s, the US faced a downfall in the economy.  The United States went into a recession and experienced many new issues, such as the energy shortage, high inflation, and high unemployment.  The energy shortage would occur due to a worldwide oil shortage.  After the west helped the Israel states win the Yom Kippur War, the Arabs put an oil embargo on the west.  Gas prices would skyrocket, and while the embargo ended in less than a year, the effects of it lasted for much longer.

Inflation was incredibly high in the 1970’s.  There was a high demand, but a low supply of jobs, houses, cars, and more.  One of the reasons for the high inflation was that nobody took office as the Federal Reserve chairman, and there was no mandates to stop the inflation, allowing prices to continue to rise.

Unemployment was also very high in the Seventies as a result of the growing women work force, as well as the return of soldiers after the Vietnam War.  There was an increase of over 16 million more workers, and the unemployment went from 3.3% to around 8%, almost reaching another depression.

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Social movements were increasingly popular during the 1970’s.  Many groups and communities would work to get rights, protest the government, and much more.  Feminist groups began to grow, as did groups of African-Americans, Native Americans, and other marginalized people who joined the fight for equality.

During the 70’s, television had also become increasingly popular, but it experienced a rebirth for the box office thanks to new advances like Panavision and Dolby sound.  Movies that premiered in the 70’s included “Star Wars”, “Rocky”, “The Godfather”, “Jaws”, “The Exorcist”, and “Saturday Night Fever”.  The leading television show at the time were “Saturday Night Live”, “The Brady Bunch”, and “Happy Days”.  “Sesame Street” was also starting at this time.

The 70’s also saw the deaths of many influential musicians, such as Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison.  The Beatles also broke up during the Seventies.  Some of the top artists of the time were Aerosmith, the Bee Gees, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Marley.  Disco dancing was also becoming popular at this time.

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Throughout the 1970’s, the country experienced many political negative controversies, as well as new and positive relations.  Oversea wars were ending and relations with the European powers were improving.  Despite the positives, the 70’s experienced negatives like the Arab oil embargo of 73, as well as the controversy around the Watergate scandal and Nixon’s presidency.

In 1973, there was an oil embargo after an intervention by the west which led to the Israelis winning in a war against the Arabs.  Outraged, the Arabs placed an oil embargo on the western hemisphere, causing the US to make attempts at negotiate with the Arabs.  The embargo would lead to a rise in inflation, as well as a political debate over the economy.

In 1972, Nixon was incredibly paranoid because he wanted to be elected for a second term.  To make sure he won, he sent men that were called “creepers” to find information.  The police would find five “burglars” in the office Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate office building.  Nixon would eventually lead to his own downfall because the tapes he made so he could write an autobiography, were used against him and he would face many crimes and felonies in 1974 when the Watergate scandal erupted due to the media.  Nixon would eventually resign before Congress could impeach him.  When Nixon resigned, Gerald Ford was appointed president and he would pardon Nixon of his crimes, which would lead to Ford’s downfall at the end of his term.

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1. The speed on U.S. Highways was decreased to 55 miles per hour
2. The U.S. voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 when it was found unfair that young men could not vote for their country, but were forced to fight for it.
3. A movie ticket cost an average of $1.50
4. Rollerblades and Post-it Notes were invented in the 70s
5. The High Five was invented in 1977 and one of the greatest attributes of the invention was Glenn Burke of the LA Dodgers.

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South Vietnam is shown as being weak and more friendly to Northern Vietnam who is more agressive; much like a bully. Southern Vietnam is about to be knocked off a cliff but is scared to try to fight back.

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The political cartoon shows that all the evidence or footsteps as shown in  the cartoon lead back to the White House.

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The 1970’s, in some ways, was a continuation of the 1960’s.  Women, African Americans, Native Americans, the LGBT community, and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality.  Many Americans also joined the protest against the ongoing Vietnam War.  In many ways, however, the 70’s rejected many ideas from the 1960’s.

Many working class and middle class whites in America embraced a new type of conservative populism.  This form of conservatism was embraced as a response to the turbulence of the the late 1960’s, such as the urban riots, antiwar protests, and the alienating counterculture.  These Americans were known for being tired of what they believed to be an interfering government that they viewed as coddling poor people and African Americans at taxpayers expense.

Despite the growth of conservative populism, in some ways 1960’s liberalism continued to grow.  Many people continued to work protect the environment, leading to new holidays and new acts being passed.
During the 1970’s, many groups of people continued to fight for social and political rights.  Feminist communities and organizations began to grow more after many disappointments  in politics.  Very few people continued to support the war in Indochina, however President Nixon feared that a retreat would make the United States look weak, so Nixon and his aides created a policies to make the war more agreeable.  Many protesters would still be against the war.

In 1972, Nixon won the reelection by a landslide, but he resented any challenge to his authority and he would approve of any attempts to discredit those who opposed him. Police found five burglars from Nixon’s Committee to Re-Elect the President in the office of the Democratic National Committee, which was located in the Watergate office building.  It was found out that Nixon was involved and in 1974, he resigned before he could be impeached.

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1.) Aretha Franklin- Queen of Soul
2.) Muhammed Ali- Famous African American
3.) Richard Nixon- Planned watergate. First president to resign while facing impeachment charges.
4.) Jimmy Carter-President who promised the American people he wouldn't lie to them.
5.) Evel Knievel- Stunt devel who barely missed his jump over Idaho's Snake River Canyon
6.) Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward- Journalists who investigated Watergate scandal deeper and revealed the whole affair.
7.) Stephen Spielberg- Director of famous movie "Jaws", released in 1975.
8.) Maggie Kuhn- Leader of Grey Panthers
9.) Don Mclean- Writer/Singer of "American Pie"
10.) Alexander Butterfield- Leaked oval office tapes during the Watergate Scandal