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The 1970s

The 1970s. Gabby, Zack, and Brandon. Can you dig it?. Pop Culture Man: Movies. Godfather: An organized crime dynasty is transferred over to a man’s reluctant son. Star Wars: Luke Skywalker joins the rebel forces to save Lei Skywalker and destroy the Death Ship.

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The 1970s

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  1. The 1970s Gabby, Zack, and Brandon Can you dig it?

  2. Pop Culture Man:Movies • Godfather: An organized crime dynasty is transferred over to a man’s reluctant son. • Star Wars: Luke Skywalker joins the rebel forces to save Lei Skywalker and destroy the Death Ship. • Rocky: A boxer gets a once in a life time chance to face a heavyweight champ. • The Exorcist: A teenage girl gets possessed by a mysterious entity and her mother seeks help • King Kong: A petroleum expedition group comes across an isolated island and spots a colossal gorilla Other movies to come out during the decade were Halloween, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Grease, Jaws, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

  3. More pop culture man:Books • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy • Watership Down • The Stand • Interview with the Vampire • The Princess Bride Other popular books to come out during the 70s were The Shining, Roots, Carrie, The Exorcist, and The Thorn Birds

  4. Some more pop culture man:Music • Led Zepplin-Stairway to Heaven • Alice Cooper-School’s Out • ACDC-Highway to Hell • Stevie Wonder-Superstition • KISS-Rock and Roll All Nite • Queen-We Are the Champions • Bob Marley-Is This Love? • The Ramones-The Blitz Krieg Bop • Bad Company-Feel Like Makin’ Love • Van Halen-Dance the Night Away

  5. Even More Pop Culture Man:Fashion Trends The popular and most known hairstyles of the century were long and natural, the shag hairstyle, feathered hairstyle, or afros. For popular clothing, bell bottom pants, women wore skirts (mini and maxi), platform shoes, jumpsuits, women also wore leisure suits, and for men they wore three piece suits.

  6. A lot of Pop Culture Man:Sports • 1970: The Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl IV over the Minnesota Vikings; score of 23-7. • Joe Frazier is honored as the world's heavyweight boxing champion. • NFL sportsman, George Blanda and Track sportswoman, Chi Cheng are awarded the Athlete of the year by the Associated Press. • 1971: Baltimore Colts win the Super Bowl V over Dallas Cowboys; score of 16-13. • Lee Trevino (Golf) and EvonneGoolagong (tennis) are awarded the Athletes of the year by the Associated Press. • Milwaukee Bucks win the NBA Championship over Baltimore Bullets; score of 4-0. • 1972: Marks Spitz wins 7 gold medals at the Munich Olympic Games. • Swimmer Mark Spitz is awarded the Athlete of the year by the Associated Press. • 1973: National Football League Champion, O. J. Simpson and tennis champion, Billie Jean King are the Athletes of the year by the Associated Press. • In basketball, the New York Knicks win over the Los Angeles Lakers with a score of 4-1. • George Foreman wins the World's Heavyweight Championship. • 1974: Muhammad Ali (boxing) and Chris Evert (tennis) are awarded Athlete of the year by the Associated Press. • In basketball, the Boston Celtics win over the Milwaukee Bucks; score of 4-3. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/1970s-timeline.html

  7. A lot of Pop Culture Man:Sports • 1975: The Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl IX over the Minnesota Vikings; score of 16-6. • Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win Wimbledon. • Baseball champion Fred Lynn and tennis champion, Chris Evert are awarded the Athlete of the year by the Associated Press. • 1976: The Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl X over the Dallas Cowboys; score of 21-17. • Gymnast, Nadia Comaneci and track star, Bruce Jenner are awarded the Athlete of the year by Associated Press. • 1977: The Oakland Raiders win the Super Bowl XI over the Minnesota Vikings; score of 32-14. • Steve Cauthen (horse racing) and Chris Evert (tennis) are awarded Athlete of the year by Associated Press. • 1978: The Dallas Cowboys win the Super Bowl XII beating the Denver Broncos; score of 27-10. • Baseball champion Ron Guidry and golfer, Nancy Lopez are awarded Athlete of the year by the Associated Press. • 1979: Baseball champion, Willie Stargell and tennis champ Tracy Austin are awarded Athlete of the year by the Associated Press. • Many professional athletes start endorsing products and are seen on televisions, newspapers, etc. advertising said products. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/1970s-timeline.html

  8. Groovy Politics:Political Events: Watergate Scandal On the morning of June 17, 1972, several burglars associated with President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign. They had been caught inside the office of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), which is located in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C., attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. Nixon took steps to cover it up after it happening, raising “hush money” for the burglars. He tried to stop the FBI from investigating the crime by destroying evidence and firing uncooperative staff members. After his role in the Watergate conspiracy had finally come to light, Nixon resigned. Gerald Ford, his successor, pardoned Nixon for all the crimes he committed or may have committed while in office. The Watergate scandal drastically changed American politics, causing Americans to question their president and think more about the presidency.

  9. More Groovy Politics:Presidents • Richard Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974 • (Fun fact: he was an awesome Poker player!) • Gerald Rudolph Ford, 1974-1977 • (Fun fact: his birth name is Leslie Lynch King, Jr) • James “Jimmy” Earl Carter. JR., 1977-1981 • (Fun fact: he’s a Libra!)

  10. Even More Groovy Politics:Top Political Events • Nixon’s Foreign Policy (1972): President Richard Nixon went to China and opened the country to American trade and reopened diplomatic relations, which resulted in bargaining with the USSR, entering a new era of agreement and peaceful coexistence known as Détente. • The Munich Massacre (1972): Arab terrorists with ties to Yasser Arafat murdered the 1972 Israeli Olympic team. Although terrorists had struck before, they had never committed mass murder. This signaled the birth of the scourge of terrorism. • Paris Peace Accords (1973): President Richard Nixon brought an end to the Vietnam War. At first the North Vietnamese refused to negotiate, but then they realized Nixon was going to be around another four years. • The Yom Kippur War (1973): Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel, making it the fourth major war between the Arabs and Israelis. • Helsinki Accords (1975): Thirty-five nations, including the United States and Soviet Union, signed an agreement. It guaranteed human rights and fundamental freedoms. http://www.examiner.com/article/top-10-historical-events-of-the-1970s

  11. A lot of Groovy politics:More events • Camp David Accords (1978): President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin for peace talks at Camp David. Egypt agreed to recognize Israel’s right to exist and Israel agreed to surrender land for peace. • Iranian Revolution (1979): On April 1, 1979, the Iranian Revolution’s spiritual leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, became the supreme leader. The rebels created a theocracy. In November, 1979, the Iranians kidnapped American embassy workers and held them for 444 days. It was America’s first look at Islamic extremism. • USSR invades Afghanistan (1979): The Afghan government signed a treaty in late 1978 allowing the U.S.S.R. to intervene (if necessary). In April 1979, the Afghan government requested Soviet help, so the Soviets sent some aid and stayed nearly ten years. The United States of America sent supplies and military help. • Energy Crisis & Economic Collapse (1979): An energy crisis struck due to OPEC launching an oil embargo in 1973. As a result, the American economy collapsed. President Carter initiated price controls and the price of gas went up. The country faced extreme inflation and unemployment. http://www.examiner.com/article/top-10-historical-events-of-the-1970s

  12. Psychedelic Social Aspects:Civil Rights • Equal Rights Amendment (1972): This would outlaw sex discrimination, but the states didn’t ratify it. • “Trail of broken treaties” (1972): A march on DC of Native Americans who sought to return land from broken treaties. • The Indian Education Act (1972) and Education Assistance Act (1975): Both gave Native Americans more control over their own affairs and their children’s education. • The first Earth day is celebrated on April 22th, 1970. • Within the 1970s, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and many other environmental laws were created and passed with Nixon’s help.

  13. More Psychedelic Social Aspects:Supreme Court Cases • Roe v Wade (1973): This legalized abortion within the first three months of the pregnancy. • Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Company (1973) The Court stated that a citizenship requirement for a job may violate the law if it has the purpose or effect of discriminating on the basis of national origin. The Commission issued revised guidelines in l975, prohibiting imposition of a citizenship requirement as a job criterion. • Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. (1974) The Court stated that Title VII confers an individual right to equal employment opportunities. It cannot be bargained away by the union and employer. • Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody (1975) When a finding of discrimination has been made, there is a presumption that back pay should be provided. • General Electric v. Gilbert (1976) Excluding disabilities related to pregnancy from a health insurance plan did not constitute sex-based discrimination under Title VII. In response, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. • Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. (1976) Retroactive seniority to the date the individual was unlawfully denied a position is appropriate relief for a victim of discrimination. • International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. U.S. (1977) Statistics are probative of discrimination, especially when combined with anecdotal evidence. • Hazelwood School District v. U.S. (1977) The government could establish a prima facie case of race discrimination by comparing the racial composition of an employer's workforce with the racial composition of the relevant labor market. • Trans World Airlines Inc. v. Hardison (1977) Accepting EEOC guidelines requiring an employer to make a reasonable accommodation for employees' and applicants' religious needs. • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power v. Manhart (1978) Employers may not require women employees to make larger contributions to pension plans in order to obtain the same monthly benefits as men. • United Steel Workers of America v. Weber (1979) Voluntary action programs are not illegal even if they include numerical goals and timetables, provided that they are intended to eliminate a racial imbalance caused by past discrimination, are temporary, and do not unnecessarily hamper on interests of or create an absolute bar to advancement of non-minority employees. http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/history/35th/1970s/supremecourt.html

  14. Even More Psychedelic Social Aspects:Movements/Protests/Events • August 29, Chicano Moratorium. 20,000 Mexican-Americans participated in the largest antiwar demonstration in Los Angeles. Police are attacked with clubs and guns and kill three people, including Rubén Salazar, a TV news director and LA Times reporter. • 1971 • March 1: Weatherman plants a bomb in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., causing • $300,000 in damage, but no casualties. • April 19–23: Vietnam Veterans against the War stage operation Dewey Canyon III. 2,000 camped on the Mall. • April 22–28: Veterans against the War testify before congressional panels. • April 24: Peaceful Vietnam War Out Now rally on the Mall, Washington, D.C., with 200,000 calling for an end to the Vietnam War. • May 3–5: May Day Protests. Militant-mass-action tries to shut down the government in Washington, D.C. • December. VVAW protests across the USA. • 1972 • May 21: Emergency March on Washington, D.C., organized by the National Peace Action Coalition and the People's Coalition for Peace and Justice. • June 22: Ring around Congress demonstration, Washington, D.C. . • In July Jane Fonda visits North Vietnam and speaks on Hanoi Radio, earning her the nickname Hanoi Jane. • August 22: 3,000 protest against the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. • December: Protests against Hanoi and Haiphong bombings. • 1973 • January 20: March against Racism & the War in Washington, D.C.

  15. Even More Psychedelic Social Aspects:More Movements/Protests/Events • 1970 • April 4- A right-wing Victory March. organized by Reverend Carl McIntire calls for victory in the Vietnam War. 50,000 attend. • February, March: Wave of bombings across the USA. • March: Antidraft protests across the USA. • March 6: Weatherman bombmaking attempt ends in the Greenwich Village townhouse explosion, New York City. • April: New Mobe, Moratorium and SMC protests across the country. • April 19: Moratorium announces disbanding. • May 2: violent anti-war rallies at many universities. • Kent State University, Ohio, May 4: Kent State Shootings: U.S. National Guard kill four young people during a demonstration. As a result four million students go on strike at more than 450 universities and colleges. • May 9: 75 to 100,000 demonstrators converged on Washington, D.C. to protest the Kent State shootings and the Nixon administration's incursion into Cambodia. • May 8 (New York) Hard Hat Riot: Workers attack students and riot for two hours after a student anti-war demonstration. • May 20: An estimated 60,000 to 150,000 are at a pro-war demonstration on Wallstreet. • August 24: Sterling Hall bombing: aimed at the Army Math Research Center on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of the building, in missing its target, a Ford van packed with explosives hit the physics laboratory on the first floor and killed young researcher Robert Fassnacht and seriously injured another person.

  16. Radical Economy:Status of Economy In the 1970s, the stock market was a mess. It lost 40% in 18 months , and for almost a decade afterwards, people wanted nothing to do with the stocks. Their was also a Great Inflation. It started late in 1972 and didn’t end until the early 1980s. The Great Inflation was blamed on oil prices, currency speculators, greedy businessmen, and union leaders. There was a recession that followed the inflation and together they wrecked many business and hurt numerous individuals.

  17. Some more radical economy:Average American • The median household income was about $8,700, which is equivalent to $140,000 nowadays. • 54% of the income went towards fixed costs. • The average household contained 3.14 people. • There were 44,728,000 married couples. • A large amount of unmarried couples had children. • There was a large amount of stay at home mothers. • Mealtime was family time. • There were no school shootings and God was talked about at school. • All around, things were safer (you could actually sleep with your windows open). • Television programs lacked violence and profanity. • The average age was 26. • Common names for boys: Michael, Christopher, Jason, John, Robert, and James. • Common names for girls: Jennifer, Amy, Michelle, Melissa, Kimberly, Lisa, and Angela. • The average height of a male: 5 feet 8 inches • The average height of a female: 5 foot 4 inches

  18. Even more on the Radical Economy:Houses and Cars Datsun Two stories Honda Civic Ford Mustang Mustang One story Porsche 911 Turbo Ford Pinto

  19. QUIZ TIME!!!!! Hope you were paying attention dudes!

  20. Song Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin!

  21. Sources • www.mason-mcbridecapitaladvisors.com/.../MMCA%20In%20the%20K... • http://www.examiner.com/article/top-10-historical-events-of-the-1970s • http://www.history.com/topics/watergate • http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/21.Best_Books_of_the_Decade_1970_s • http://www.bradboard.com/70s.htm • http://www.imdb.com/list/PbcGGt-ocPI/ • http://www.classic70s.com/70s-hairstyles.html • http://www.classic70s.com/70s-fashion-trends.html • http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/1970s-great-inflation.asp • http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/SimasCeckauskas.shtml • http://editorial.autos.msn.com/most-influential-cars-the-70s

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