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The Death of American Optimism, Prestige, and Spirit (Hooray!)

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1 st one: 1848-1919 Focused on suffrage Base of abolitionists (very middle class) 2 nd one: 1950s-70s Focused on ending social discrimination and increasing economic opportunities Base of civil rights activists Eliz. Cady Stanton Betty Friedan

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EEOC failing to enforce Title 7 of Civil Rights Act formation of N.O.W. (very top-down org.) Lobbied for women on juries, integrated classifieds, and integrated workforce 70 AT&T loses discrimination suit, women must be accepted beyond telephone op. 72 Title IX: no sexual discr. for edu. services in any schools receiving federal funds (rise of female sports, esp. collegiate) 72 ERA (eq. of rights & congressional enforcement) The end The Schlafly & STOP ERA (womans place in home, families threatened, segregation = protection; potency of religious right) Are you going to Disneyland? (Congress & Law School more like it) Im going to law school! Then, Disneyland.

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Disaffected civil rights veterans Stokely Carmichael and the prone position Best known for? Bra burning High heel destruction Women Womyn Focal point = Miss America & pigs

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Advent of sprawl, detergent, and energy consumption awareness & action 62 Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, pesticides, & your dirty dozen 69 Santa Barbara, oil, and dead dolphins 70 Nixon proclaims Earth Day, EPA, & Clean Air Act Meant to regulate emissions, esp. in urban areas (still waiting) 65 Scenic Hudson v. Fed. Power Commission Precedent for suing over aesthetics, not pol./econ. harm

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73 Roe v. Wade Abortions criminalized from Civil War to WWII because abortionists were killing women. 65 Griswold v. Connecticut protected individuals right to privacy and contraception (precedent) 1 st trimester decisions b/w woman & doctor, 2 nd needs med. Approval, 3 rd needs to show immediate harm 78 Alan Bakke v. UC Regents (14 th Amend.) U.C. Davis & Special Admits (econ./edu. disadv.) 5-4 ruling: race can be a factor, but not a quota used to exclude

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Rock n Roll stagnant until 59 60s/70s - Beatles, Dylan, Motown, Zeppelin, AC/DC, Queen, free F.M. radio 70 - $2bil. music industry with 80% going to rock Drugs Welcome to the new drug culture Rise of Ken Kesey & Merry Pranksters (drugs, nudity) DEA formed, Drug Schedules set MJ is the villain Reefer Madness edu. Sex Now on public policy radar Co-ed facilities in college (well stop them w/GPA?) Advent of the pill (promoting sex?) Want to live together off-campus? A-OK Summer of Love (Haight/Ashbury, in the streets)

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70s No productivity , while prices Americas shift to service (dollars out, but not products) German & Japanese cars, steel, tvs vs. American burgers! Lenders interest rates (~20%) to insulate selves from depreciation (means less borrowing, means less jobs) Gas lines for miles (74 and 79 jumps)

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Quest-ce cest? (Circa 1971) Now, name that song! (and band) Finally, what do you know about 70s movies?How about television and video games?

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Foreign Flare-ups & Signs of Peace (Minor Ones, at least)

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Oct. 73 Yom Kippur War (Syria & Egypt v. Israel over 6-Day War gains) U.S. backed Israel with $2 bil. in supplies Arab. Countries embargo U.S. from oil 74 Embargo lifted, but prices 4x Oil addicted America looks toward Detroit to regulate MPG and to Alaska, coal, and nuclear energy for power Balance of trade destroyed, America no longer a powerhouse (6% pop., 30% oil use, 50% imported)

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Sept. 78 The Camp David Accords Pres. Sadat (Egypt) and P.M. Begin (Israel) ~2 weeks of negotiations Israel relinquishes 6-Day War gains (Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, West Bank hasnt happened yet) Egypt promises to respect Israels borders (still waiting)

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China 72 visit and ping pong? Shanghai Communique opposed to Soviet hegemony in Asia, lower U.S. forces in Taiwan, and ease relations 79 MFN and official recognition (hello obesity epidemic) The Soviet Union 72 Moscow visit, $750 mil. foodstuffs SALT I ICBMs, MIRVs; ABM limitations SALT II failed in 79 w/ Afghan. Invasion Carter Doctrine (another one?) Dtente over; arms race FTW; $190+ bil. Pentagon budget

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53 Operation Ajax (Shah time!) Ran Iran into the ground The power of the SAVAK 71 - $200 mil. party w/slums & protests outside 79 The Shah flees (along with his oil), enter the Ayatollah Nov. 4, 79 Students, 53 hostages, and the Great Satan America Held Hostage Operation Eagle Claw (good job NSA Advisor Brzezinski!)

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70s = decade of great American decline Commie fear is now fear of radical Islam The problem with American malaise (79)