THE 1970S
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Table of Contents 3. Education 4. Fashion 6. Film 7. Food 9. Culture 10. Sports 12. Music 13. Way we Lived 14. Government 16. Law and Justice 17-18. Foreign Affairs 20-21. Domestic Affairs 23. Game 24. Celebrity Gossip 25. Book Review 26. Works Cited
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Education in the 1970s By: Ethan Vigdor School rules were much changed in the 1970s vs today. For example, smoking was allowed outside of the school and teachers did it to schools even provided urns at some schools. Fighting would get a 1-3 day suspension depending on the person who started it. Drugs would be flushed down the toilet and a 2 day suspension. Also students were The 1970s open education was becoming very popular. The open allowed to carry pocket knives to school. Also the dress code was classroom was a class that was much different with kids be allowed to very open and had a very individualized unstructured way of wear shirts with a marijuana plant on it. Also during lunch it was a free learning. period where you could leave school, go home, or go across the street. Segregation in schools was supposed to be resolved by the 1970’s but African Americans and whites still did not go to all the same schools in the 1970s. Segregation of schools were not truly ended till the mid 1970s.
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Fashion/By: Wyatt The fashion of the 70’s was a cool type of fashions. The women mostly wore bell bottom jeans, loose shirts, skirts, sunglasses, big fluffy coats and sport jackets. The men wore tight bell bottom jeans, plaid or plain shirts, big belts and occasionally overalls. The shoes that they wore were mostly colored dress shoes or high top sneakers. They also wore running sneakers. Their hair was in curls and short. They also had beanies and hats on sometimes. One big thing that also came out for fashion in the 70’s is the creation of the moon ring. This was a ring that has colors depending on the mood you are in.
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Film in the 1970’s By: Jack Bullard The 1970’s could be considered a golden age for film. Many greatly successful films were produced and premiered in the 1970’s such as Rocky, Animal House, and Superman.
The most famous movies made in the ‘70’s include The Godfather, Jaws, and Star Wars. As well as this, with the release of The Exorcist, the Horror Movie Era began, as movies of this genre became wildly popular. Many movie franchises also began in this decade, such as the Godfather (3 Movies), Jaws (4 Movies), and Star Wars (8 Movies).
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Food by Lukas Stavrinides
There were many foods and drinks in the 1970s, but these are some of the main foods and drinks that were consumed during the 70s. Kool aid did very well in the 70s. Everyone was drinking kool aid and putting the kool aid powder in water.
The egg mcmuffin from McDonald’s was very popular during the 70s. Cars lined up in the drive thru for the egg mcmuffin. It was a great source of breakfast for in the 70s.
Noodle cups were very convenient in the 70s and were used a lot more than they are now. They were a source of quick lunch or dinner. 7
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1970’s Culture By: Jack Bullard The culture of the 1970’s was very unique. The ‘70’s held everything from pet rocks to water beds to lava lamps. During the changing times, many fads took over such as disco music, mopeds, and Mexican Jumping Beans.
Some consistent parts of the culture of the 1970’s included rock and roll music, environmentalism, and hippiedom. VCR’s, the microwave, and the first microprocessor all appeared in the 70’s. Everyday things such as furniture lost their “space-age” look and went more conservative, only to be filled with wild color. Soon, everything was colorful in everyday life.
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Sports By: Ethan Vigdor In the 1970s during the 1972 Summer Olympics terrorists stormed the grounds and killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. Mark Spitz was the legend of the Olympics with seven gold medals in the 1972 Summer Olympics alone.
Also in the 1970s the NFL became much more popular in the early 70s the dolphins won 2 Super Bowls and were the only team to ever go undefeated through an entire season. The Steelers also won 4 Super Bowls with their dynasty.
In basketball although there was not one completely dominate team there were many great players for example Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Erving also known as Dr J.
In the 1970s Muhammad Ali also came out of a forced retirement and won two more heavyweight titles in the 1970s.
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Music By: Wyatt Kraft The music of the 70’s was the same as previous decades. This included: disco, funk, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, and soul. These types of music soon changed into rock and roll in the early 1970’s.
Some famous artist were: Stevie Wonder, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and much more. Elvis Presley released many new hit songs in this time period. Some of these songs are: Always on my mind, Way Down, Rags to the Riches and many more. His songs were one of the many that teens 12
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Way we Lived in the 1970s By: Ethan Vigdor
Due to the economy slowing dramatically in the 1970s people became concerned with protecting their families and not changing the world. The quest for individual perfection led to a higher divorce rate because people believed that it was acceptable to leave a marriage if it did not make them feel fulfilled. Feminism gained strong in the 1970s highlighted by now having the right to choose for abortions. The 1970s will also be remembered for its fads such as buying a pet rock and streaking places. Email was also created in 1971 which completely changed the way to communicate and advertise among other things. The ink jet printer was created in 1976. The MRI scanner was invented on Christmas day in 1977. The artificial heart was invented in 1978. The portable cell phone was created in 1979.
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Government in the 1970’s By: Jack Bullard In the 1970’s there were many events in the US government. In 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency was made as the citizens were rapidly becoming more environmentally aware, stopping national protests. In 1971, the 26th amendment was made, which lowered the voting age to 18. The president throughout this time was Richard Nixon, who was re-elected in 1972, and with him came the Watergate scandal. Gerald Ford then took over as president until 1976. From 1973-1974, gasoline prices skyrocketed as the supply of gasoline and heating oil were in short supply after the Arab Oil Embargo. Thus, daylight savings time was started and the national speed limit was lowered to 55 mph. In 1976, Jimmy Carter was elected. In 1978, Jimmy Carter helped at the Camp David Peace Accords, which ended a 30 year war.
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Law and Justice by Lukas Stavrinides The Marine Mammal Protection Act was enforced in the 1970s. The government had to put it into action because many people realized the amount of dolphins that were being killed in the North Pacific.
Roe v. Wade was a very important case that happened in the U.S. in 1973. The topic of the case was abortion. In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court made abortion legal. Pro life supporters continue to fight so that the Supreme Court turns around the ruling. From 1973 to now what states have done is pass laws to limit late term abortions.
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Foreign Affairs by Lukas Stavrinides
Nixon and Gerald Ford were the two main presidents during the 70s. Nixon’s foreign policies were very efficient during the 1970s and most people liked his policies. His policy was called detente and it was the policy of easing tensions with communist powers. This helped him ease tensions with the USSR and in the Cold War. One of the things that he did was get United States troops out of Vietnam. He did this by using a term known as Vietnamization. Vietnamization was a process in which U.S. troops had to train South Korean troops and then they would come back to the United States. Another thing that Nixon did in foreign policy was that he was the first president ever to travel to China.
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Foreign Affairs Continued by Lukas Stavrinides Gerald Ford was the President after Richard Nixon. He followed many of Nixon’s policies. Even though Ford followed Nixon’s policy, he was not as good as Nixon. Many people didn’t like what he did.
Gerald Ford also told his foreign policy advisers to help him in foreign policy. Henry Kissinger, the Secretary of State at the time helped Ford a lot with easing tensions in the Cold War.
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Domestic Affairs lukas Once again, this article will talk about Nixon and Ford and their domestic policies. Nixon did not do well in domestic affairs. One of the obstacles that Nixon could not tackle was inflation. Inflation was very high in the United States at the time of his presidency because of the Vietnam War. Another way that Nixon did bad in domestic affairs was because of the Watergate Scandal. This was when Nixon hired two spies to spy on the Democrats at the Watergate Building. Later, he was impeached but was pardoned after by his Vice President, Gerald Ford.
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Domestic Affairs Continued- Lukas
Gerald Ford also did not do well in domestic policy. He had to fight inflation and it was worse when he was President. Ford tried to fight inflation by enforcing tax cuts and making acts, but they had little effect on the problem. Also, he pardoned the former President, Richard Nixon from the Watergate Scandal. Many people did not like this decision and he heavily criticized by everyone across the nation. During his presidency, unemployment was also rising.
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Celebrity Gossip Wyatt Elvis Presley has dropped many new hit songs in the 70’s. Some of these songs include: Always on my mind, Way Down, Rags to the Riches and many more. Richard Nixon became president a year before the 70’s and served till 1974. He formed many new relations with Soviet Union and China. He later needed to resign due to the Watergate Scandal. Gerald Ford Becomes president after him in 1974-1977. Later after Ford, Carter becomes president in 1977.
Rube Goldberg died in the 1970’s. He created the compound machines. Jimi Hendrix, a famous guitarist died in the 70’s. The famous movie we all know “Rocky” came out in 1976. 24
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Book Review By: Jack Bullard and Ethan Vigdor
The book we will be reviewing in this issue is Jonathan Livingston Seagull. This book was written in 1970 by Richard Bach. It a book about perfecting your craft and learning to love, even when others hate. Jonathan is not a regular seagull, as he spends most of his time working on his flying. After a flying accident, he is banned from his flock only to join other banned seagulls who become teachers to those who are interested in flying. After training with the Seagulls he feels the need to come back home and teach his flock how to fly. He teaches many to fly and is later known as a legend.
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