ERA 10: 1968-present Contemporary United States. The Vietnam War continued on into the early 1970s, even though Nixon had promised to withdraw troops.

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ERA 10: 1968-present Contemporary United States

The Vietnam War continued on into the early 1970s, even though Nixon had promised to withdraw troops after he was elected in 1969

A Tennessee Soldier in Vietnam Christopher Ammons resting during patrol and standing next to his translator

The Watergate Scandal (1973)

Women’s rights and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

The Reagan Years  Reagan rejected New Deal/Great Society anti-poverty programs and the liberal ideology behind them  He believed that unrestricted capitalism would lead to opportunity and prosperity for all

The nuclear arms race between the USSR and United States characterized political relations between the two countries throughout the 1980s; attempts to promote disarmament were usually met with distrust and suspicion. The Cold War continues…

Scientific and Technological Progress in Recent Decades Dr. Stanley Cohen of Vanderbilt University earned the Nobel Prize in 1986 for his scientific research on growth factors

The Urban Landscape: Patterns of City Growth

The changing American family

Middle East Relations: Attempts at Peace

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