Investigation of the 1970s

Social

• Women's rights
• At the beginning of the 1970's, women were one-third of the workforce.
• Women were still paid less for doing the same jobs as men until 1972.
• In 1972, the Whitlam Government ruled that women doing the same job as men 
• should be paid the same as men

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political

• Nixon Resigns
• During President Nixon's 2nd term he resigned because of the Watergate case
• In June of 1972 burglars broke into the Democratic Committee Headquarters
• The case lead to lies and scandals that enventually forced Nixon to resign 

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intellectual

• Education
• In the 1970's Jimmy Carter established the
• Department of Education. 
• The Department of Education provides financial aid
• collects educational date and identifies education issues

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technological

• The 1970's were the birth of modern computing
• The Intel 4004 was the world's first general microprocessor made
• by Intel in November of 1971
• Engineers could purchase the Intel 4004 and customize it with software
• to use different functions in a wide range of electronic devices

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artistic

• Creation of Star wars
• Made in 1977 & written by George Lucas
• Paved the way for other science
• fiction movies
• Made Si-Fi genre very popular

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Geographic

• In 1970, the U.S. population reached over 200 million
• It took 50 years for the population to jump from 100 to 200 million
• Illinois was the geographic center of the United States

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economic

• There was very bad inflation in the 70s due to the Arab Oil Embargo
• The oil was in high demand but low in supply & effected the economy 
• This involved The Middle East and Western countries
• Started in 1970 and ended around 1974
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCLRlVxOH-Q

Religious

• The National Council of U.S. Catholic Bishops declared that 
• receiving abortions resulted in excommunication from  
• The Roman Catholic Church
• This happened in February 13, 1973
• This involved the followers of the Roman Catholic Church

military

• In January 27, 1973, a multi-part peace Paris Peace Accord pact was signed
• This pact was signed in Paris, France
• This involved the U.S. and Vietnam
• The last U.S. military troops would leave the war zone on March 29.

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websites used

• http://elcoushistory.tripod.com/economics1970.html
• http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1970.html
• http://wb9otx.blogspot.com/2009/11/intel-404-ic-born-11-15-1971.html