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Title: Vietnam and The 1970s


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Vietnam and The 1970s
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Vietnam War
  • By the mid 1960s the US was heavily involved in
    Vietnam
  • US planes dropped napalm and agent orange on the
    Vietcong
  • The US gov. struggled to get support from their
    citizens

3
The Tet Offensive
  • In 1968, the Vietcong attacked S. Vietnam during
    the Tet holiday.
  • It became evident that the Vietnam War could last
    for many more years

4
Back at Home
  • In 1970, 5 student protesters were killed at Kent
    State.
  • Richard Nixon became president in 1968
  • Nixon slowly pulled US troops out of Vietnam
  • 58,000 US troops were killed overall

5
More Civil Rights
  • Cesar Chavez fought for Latino rights with the
    United Farm Workers
  • The American Indian Movement fought for Native
    Americans
  • Feminism becomes popular

6
HIPPIES
  • The Hippie counterculture gained a massive
    following
  • In 1969, the Woodstock festival attracted
    400,000 people
  • Bob Dylan wrote many protest songs

7
Nixon as President
  • Nixon visited China and improved relations with
    the communist gov.
  • He also traveled to Russia and signed the SALT I
    treaty to limit nuclear arms

8
Watergate I am not a Crook.
  • Members of the Nixon Admin. Broke into the
    Watergate hotel which was the democratic HQ.
  • They stole documents hoping to steal strategy.
  • Nixon secretly taped conversations in the White
    House
  • Nixon resigned in 1974

9
70s TV
  • All in the Family
  • Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • Sesame Street
  • ROOTS

10
70s music
  • The Clash London Calling
  • Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven
  • Credence Clearwater Revival
  • Have You Ever Seen the Rain.

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70s Movies
  • The Godfather
  • Star Wars
  • Rocky
  • Saturday Night Fever
  • Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
  • Alien
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