1970s Technology Technology in the 1970s‚ although nothing compared to today’s technology‚ greatly impacted the people of that decade. Computers have been just one of many inventions that proved how life was made easier. For example‚ they allowed for work to be done faster and more efficient. Aside from technology‚ a variety of fashion trends were introduced during the 70s. Hot pants and bell bottoms were the most popular fashion trends. The historical‚ political‚ and social events that occurred
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there were 6 AfricanAmerican members of the US House of Representative and no one in the US senate. By 1971 there were 13 AfricanAmericans in the house and one who was apart if the US senate. After this act passed the 15th amendment ratified in 1970 prohibiting the state from denying any males vote based on their race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude. During the Civil Rights act many voting rights activists were subjected to various mistreatments and violence. On March 7th in 1965 a
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Many American values that existed back in the 1970s still exist today‚ even if they may have taken on slightly different forms. An American value stated by Williams‚ that has persisted into the 21st century is that Americans s\till highly value achievement and success. To this day Americans honor those that they believe have achieved tremendous achievements through their own hard work and dedication. The value of achievement and success does still change from time to time in America‚ with Americans
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So with this Nixon and the U.S. Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The CSA Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is the federal U.S drug policy under which the manufacture‚ importation‚ possession‚ use and distribution of certain narcotics‚ stimulants‚ depressants‚ hallucinogens‚ anabolic steroids and other chemicals ( Reuters). Therefore‚ since the year of 1970 people have been well aware and informed about the usage and affiliation with drugs
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lull. The 1970s were an in between period for the nation. It is often referred to as America’s hangover; a stretch of time where the country had no forward motion. The traditional family and gender roles were becoming more obsolete. The Middle East substantially rose the price of crude oil‚ which was accredited to the severe inflation the nation experienced during this time. President Carter did little to help the country overcome this problem‚ but‚ fortunately‚ his successor did. In the 1970s‚ America
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Humans exploited and competed over the earth’s finite resources more intensely than ever before inhuman history. Also‚ global warming was a major consequence of the release of greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the atmosphere. However‚ in the 1970s governments took initiatives to preserve and protect the environment. As the world’s population increased so did the need for materials and goods. The growing population over looked environmental issues due to the need for goods which caused pollution
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In 1970s trends that arose during 1960s continued expanding. They were increasing population’s political awareness‚ rising movements for liberty and equality‚ technological and scientific progress and of course continuing conflicts between the USA and the USSR (“Cold war”) as well as confrontation in the Near East and Southern-East Asian countries (Vietnam). In 1972 the US president Nixon made the historically important visit to China where he met with Mao Zedong. It was a historical meeting as
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During the 1970’s caucasian women couldn’t get credit cards if they were single. If they were married it was requested that they get one in their husband’s names‚ along with not being allowed to vote‚ and considered only good for house work these women were also considered privileged by black women. As a negro‚ which was the then addressed title for someone of color‚ there were many key factors in realizing the hierarchy of America during the 1970’s. It was an understood rank that put white American
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The 1970’s was a year of change. There had been so many wars in the previous decades and the people decided it was time for peace and love. During the early 1970s‚ popular music continued to be dominated by musicians who had achieved fame during the 1960s such as The Rolling Stones‚ Bob Dylan‚ and Eric Clapton. In addition‚ many newcomer rock groups such as Led Zeppelin appeared. The Beatles disbanded in 1970‚ but each member of the band immediately released a highly successful solo album‚ and
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still more individualistic‚ than they had been before” (Borstelmann‚ 18). In Thomas Borstelmann’s work‚ The 1970s: A New Global History from Civil Rights to Economic Inequality‚ he argues that previous scholarship and historians have looked at the 1970s as a decade of turmoil and uncertainty. While the 1960s and 1980s offered clear story lines and exciting social and political conflicts‚ the 1970s falls right in between two “real” decades when important movements and great events happened. Despite negative
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