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1970’s

* Rise of feminism starts to take effect * Political & social awareness even greater * Social & progressive values that started in the 1960’s continue to grow * 1970’s portrayed as a “pivot of change” in world history focusing on economic upheavals

* After the initial manned lunar landings (2) in 1969, many Americans lost interest afterwards. * The United States two biggest success were the lunar landings and the launching of the twin Voyager spacecrafts * The Apollo missions to the moon continued into the early 70’s. The last lunar mission was in December 1972.

* Cold War between the US & Russia continued * Vietnam War ended in 1975 * Conflicts in the Middle East escalate and start to have global ramifications * 1979 Soviet Union invades Afghanistan * 1973 Arab-Israeli Conflict (Yom Kippur War)

* Rise of women as heads of state. * Richard Nixon resigns as President while facing charges for impeachment * 1974 Argentina elects first female President and in 1979 United Kingdom elects Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister * Soviet Union Leader Leonid Brezhnev tries to lessen tension between US & Russia

* Clothing of the 1970’s included the use of polyester * Styles included the leisure suit, bell bottom pants, high shorts/long socks * Popular hair styles included the Farrah Fawcett (women) & the Afro (men & women)

* 1970’s was the beginning of home computing * Improvements in technology made equipment smaller * Arcade games started to become popular * Apple computers begins in 1977 in Los Altos, CA

* Space Invaders (1978)Space Invaders * Most popular video games included… * Asteroids (1979)Asteroids * Pong (1972)Pong * Galaxian (1979)

MUSICAL STYLES * Disco (Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor & The Bee Gees) * Progressive Rock (Pink Floyd, Yes, Boston & Chicago) * Pop Rock (Elton John, ABBA, The Eagles) * Funk (Tower of Power, Parliament Funkadelic & Earth, Wind and Fire) * Hard Rock (Led Zepplin, AC/DC, KISS)