politics and fads of 1970s?
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United Kingdom:\nElection 1970: Con swing of 6%\nElection 1974: Lab swing of 2% and 2½%\nElection 1979: Con swing of 5%
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This smells like a research paper you should be doing your own research for.  I'll just say the foreign policy of the 1950's was totally dominated by worldwide struggle with the USSR for allies and hegemony.  Everything else was secondary.  On top of the perpetual war footing and a major shooting war in Korea there was the threat of nuclear holocaust.  And the American imagination has latched onto the idea that this decade was innocent and carefree, a Golden Age that makes our own times dark and frightening in comparison.  This grotesque glorification of the past plays right into the hands of the current regime, which manipulates fear to stay in power and strip away our constitutional rights.
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It wasn't just Vietnam, it was the whole social movement. There was an aura of change in the air in the 60's and the early 70's, people felt that they can change the world for the better. \n\nToday, people are faced with a stalemate, they can either vote right or extreme right. To have an impact, to change the world, seems quite impossible these days as people would have to completely reform the structure of the society, starting from the economic corporate colossus, through the administrative chaos and the concentration of power into the hands of one man and his advisors. And let's not forget all those hidden agendas that are going on and which people are not even willing to uncover, out the sheer fear of what they might find. Voting today seems pointless, since a vote won't change a single thing.
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http://www.xerraire.com/music/1970s.htm
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I have that book too,and I think it was written in the 70s.It sounded far fetched when I read it about 5 years ago but it does seem real now.
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You worried about a program that ended back in the early 70's?
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Just in the USA? Well then certain topics around these dates come to mind: 1992-2000, 1972-74, 1965-1975, 1960, 1944. Apart from the Nixon dates, that's all democrat work. I'm not American, btw.
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its 1976....btw plz choose me as ur best choice! thnx
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These are what I'd consider the significant ones, in terms of their broad reaching effects and effects over time.\n\n70's Watergate, Ford pardons Nixon\n80's Abscam, Savings and Loan, Iran Contra\n90's Whitewater (unproved) Monica Lewinsky
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I would challenge the "not hotly contested" - Carter started off with a lead, but it did get closer towards the end of the race. He only won by about 3 percentage points and it was also fairly close electorally.\n\nAs to the issues themselves, Watergate kind of overshadowed every election in both 1974 and 1976. Carter presented himself as an outsider, someone untainted by Washington politics who would clean up the system.\nFord basically played the experience card, arguing that Carter lacked the experience to lead the country.\nThe other major issues were economics, especially inflation and Ford's inability to control it (look up WIN buttons).\nAnd Ford did make a major faux pas about the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe during one of the debares.
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Having grown up in the 70's - I can tell you that American culture was a bit crazy - we were dealing with the Tail-end of Viet Nam, the worst environmental pollution in history and Richard Nixon being impeached for Watergate. At the same time, we were not the most fashionable, it was a time of wide-collar polyester shirts with loud print and corduroy pants - all with tennis shoes! Still, what we lacked in sophistication we more than made up for in fun! Southern Rock was at it's apex (Lynard Skynard, 38 Special, CCR), R&B was a blast with groups like the Commadores and Earth, Wind and Fire, and Disco was beginning to emerge (the BeeGees).  Drugs were primarily psychadelic in nature: LSD, PCP, Heroin - and lots of pill poping. People were promiscuous - AIDS had not made it's official debut yet - so sex was rampant. All in all, the 70's was a crazy, wacked out decade. Still - I feel that it was a much less damaging era than what we face today!
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Wow was it that long ago?\n1970
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Try this site\n\nhttp://www.inthe70s.com/
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i read the book way back in 1972.
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Oh man, are the 80's considered old fashion?  It wasn't even two decades ago.  Anyway, go to yahoo.com and click 'images' (it's located above the search bar).  Type in 1980 (and try other years as well) to find pictures of people.  You may also want to watch some TV shows from that era like Who's the Boss? and The Cosby Show.  You'll have to set your VCR/DVR because they're usually on late at night on Nick at Nite.  Growing Pains was another great TV show from the 80's.
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Very cool question. The "me" decade was the ten years from 1980 to 1989.\n\nThe 1980s is generally considered to be the transition between the industrial and information ages!\n\nThe video game console begins to outstrip the arcade game. The Rubik's cube, Cabbage Patch Kids, "Baby on Board" signs, and Trivial Pursuit fads capture the interest of the American public. Rubik's Cube Nerds are a popular subject. Alcohol education expands. Hair becomes big and poofy, or otherwise eccentric. Examples include the Mullet and the Flock of Seagulls cuts. Power Dressing was a major fashion statement of the decade. Musical genres popular during the 1980s include hip hop, old school rap, heavy metal music, twee pop, hair metal, New Wave music.\n\nCheck out the links below!
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For me personally the 80's were like the 60's for my parents.Sex,drugs and rock-n-roll. Free love and all that. Bell bottoms came back for awhile tie dye and concert shirts.If you watch that 70's show. The early to mid 80's wasn't much different. I would Donna and my friend Amy was more like Jackie. I hope this helps.