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Grant Boyle, Caitlin Davies, and Jessica Oriente

Grant Boyle, Caitlin Davies, and Jessica Oriente. The 1970s. Architecture and Art. Spiral Jetty. Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy. Twin Towers. Architecture and Art. Architecture Moved away from modern movement New interest and respect for traditional and historical architecture

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Grant Boyle, Caitlin Davies, and Jessica Oriente

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  1. Grant Boyle, Caitlin Davies, and Jessica Oriente The 1970s

  2. Architecture and Art Spiral Jetty Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Twin Towers

  3. Architecture and Art • Architecture • Moved away from modern movement • New interest and respect for traditional and historical architecture • Architects started to design buildings for who would use them • Earth Art • Sculptures with elements of the landscape • People realized beauty of Earth • Huge response to first Earth Day-April 22, 1970

  4. Books • Theme of human’s separation from spiritual roots • Many books about societies that have no spirit and have power-hungry greed • Many about the search for spirituality in the world at that time • The Culture of Narcissism-American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations, by Christopher Lasch

  5. Movies

  6. Live Stage Performances and Movies • Breakup of Beatles and death of Elvis Presley • Took a major group and person from society and the rock era • Many American people couldn’t believe and were heartbroken • New interest in movies • Because of Dolby Sound and Panavision • Panavision-motion picture company focusing on cameras and lenses • Two companies started chain reaction, many new Blockbuster hits in the 1970s • George Lucas’s Star Wars • Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky • Steven Spielberg’s Jaws • The television shows Happy Days and The Brady Brunch

  7. New Inventions • Walkman • By Sony in 1978 • Portable cassette player • Americans could now bring music with them when they travel • Laser Printer • IBH model 3800, by Xerox, in 1976 • To print documents such as mailing labels and invoices • Now could print electronically instead of handwrite

  8. New Inventions (cont.) • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) • To diagnose without radiation or surgery • To produce images of tissue inside body • Scientists and doctors can see bad tissue without surgery, lessons chance of surgery • Bar Code • June 26, 1974- first UPC scanner made by National Cash Register Co. • Marsh’s Supermarket in Troy, Ohio • First product was a 10 pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum • Bar code scanning has been used ever since

  9. Improvements to Technology • Pocket Calculator • With smaller chips, can have smaller technology • First pocket calculator-1972, Clive Sinclair • Changed-now smaller and first portable one • Portable Computer • Smaller computer chips made it possible • First portable, smaller computer-1977 • Changed- now smaller and portable * Both were made possible by smaller technology chips*

  10. Space Travel • Viking 1 • July 20, 1976 • Landed on Mars • Took images and sent back to Earth • Sent back soil samples • Viking 2 • September 1976 • Landed on Mars • Sent pictures of dusty, rocky, dry surface

  11. Fashion Trends

  12. Fashion Trends ● Mood rings, lava lamps, Rubik's cube, Sea Monkeys, smiley face stickers, string art, and pet rocks all were very popular in America during this decade •  Men had shoulder length hair and non-traditional clothing became very popular • Bellbottom pants, hip huggers, colorful patches, hot pants, platform shoes earth shoes, clogs, T-shirts, and gypsy dresses • Knits and denims were the in fabrics •  women were fashionable in everything from ankle-length grandmother dresses to hot pants and micro-miniskirts   • The movie Annie Hall even inspired a fashion trend with women sporting traditional men's clothing such as • derby hats, tweed jackets, and neckties worn with baggy pants or skirts 

  13. Sports

  14. Sports • 1972 – U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany • 1972 –A.J. Foytmade racing history by winning the Indianapolis 500, 24 hours of Le Mans, and the Daytona 500 • 1973 – Secretariat won the Triple Crown of horse racing winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and then the Belmont • 1973 – Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame • Sept. 20, 1973 – Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match • February 18, 1973 – Stunt driver Evel Knievel jumped across 50 cars stacked four deep in the Los Angeles Coliseum • Arthur Ashe first African American to win Wimbledon 

  15. American family • American youth were rebellious, and let their parents do all the work • Population 204,879,000  • Unemployment rate 4,088,000 in 1970 • National debt 382 billion  • Average salary 7,564 • Life expectancy  • Male 67.1 • Female 74.8 

  16. Influential People/Events in Entertainment

  17. Influential People/Events in Entertainment • Bob Marley gained a huge core of fans in the United States performing Jamaican reggae music  • The Beatles broke up • Elvis Presley died in his home in Memphis, Tennessee on August 16, 1977  • The beginning of Saturday Night Live  • Sesame street began • The TV show 60 minutes began   • M*A*S*H TV show premiers  •  The famous Rocky movies began  • The Godfather movies came out in the 70s 

  18. Pope John Paul II • Religious Person • Background Information • 58 years old when he was elected • His real name was Karol Wojtyla • He was the first Polish pope after a long line of Italians (445 years) • Elected pope on October 16, 1978  • Spoke in Italiam instead of Latin for his speech • traveled all over the world • was wounded by an assasin in 1981 • Why is He Important? • He spoke against such things as abortion and was a very active and traveling pope • What Major Goals/Objectives Did He Want To Accomplish? • He preached for international peace and for reconciliation between religions • He saw the end of communism in Poland and Eastern Europe 

  19. Shirley Chisholm • Political Person • Born Shirley Anita St. Hill, November 30, 1924, in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY • Was the first African American woman elected to the US Congress • Was re-elected six times • Retired from political office in 1983 • Hired all-female staff during her 1st term in Congress • Spoke out for civil rights and women's rights, advocated for the poor and opposed the Vietnam War • Ran for Democratic Nomination for President in 1972

  20. Muhammad Ali • Social Person • American boxer • Was only heavyweight to win world championship three times • Originally known as Cassius Clay • Took Muhammad Ali when he converted to the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims) • World champion: 1964-1971, 1974-1978, 1978-1979 • Was unusually skillful and fast on his feet as well as strong for a heavyweight • Big boaster: "I am the greatest!" 

  21. Jimmy Carter • Political person •  Democrat • Became president in 1977 • played leading role in making peace between Egypt and Israel • Strongly opposed Soviet intervention in Afghanistan • lost popularity when he failed to rescue US embassy officials taken as hostages by Iranians • Remained active on international scene, helping to find peaceful solutions to several crises

  22. Mother Teresa • Religious person • Roman Catholic sister • became famous for her work in India, where her hostel in Calcutta (now Kolkata) cared for the old, sick, and the dying • Hostel-a hotel run by an organization meant for the sick and dying •  founded Order of Missionaries of Charity in 1950, which established hostels in many parts of the world • much honored in 1970s • Awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979 • Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003 

  23. April 22, 1970-The First Earth Day • Social Event •  Background: • Co-founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson • It was modeled from anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, called teach-ins, common on college campuses • Nelson wanted to devote a day for a "Nationwide Teach-in" on the Earth after reading an article about another teach-in • wanted to do this so it would get the attention of politicians and force environmental issues into the national spotlight • Why Was It Important? • It led to the creation of: • The Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 • The Clean Air Act in 1970 • The Endangered Species Act in 1973 • How Did It Change America? • It opened America's eyes to the environmental problems and encouraged Americans to help save the Earth. • 20 million people, 2000 colleges and universities, 10,000 grammar and high schools, and 1000 communities came to the demonstrations • Congress adjourned so they could see the demos • It changed the political landscape respecting environmental issues  • It was a HUGE success...as you can see today!

  24. May 4, 1970-The Kent State Shootings • Military/Political Event • Background:  • Many college students were opposed to the Vietnam War • Many held rallieson campuses • In Kent, Ohio, a riot was caused (no one knows who) • The mayor called a state of emergency and the Ohio National Guard was sent in to make sure no more riots occured on campus • On May 4, 1970 a protest rally was planned for at noon • After the rally had generally ended, 28 guardsmen started shooting for 13 seconds • 4 students were killed and 9 were injured  • Why Was It Important? • It showed that students were fighting for what they thought was right • The shootings sparked more rallies • It showed that at first, justice wasn't served because of the American people saying that the students deserved what they got  • How Did It Change America? • It showed America what an injustice it was • Is still researched today 

  25. May 17, 1972-The Beginning of the Watergate Scandal • Political Event • Background: •  Break-in to the Democratic National Committee HQ • HQ: Watergate office Complex-D.C.  • 5 men were arrested  • FBI found that the men were connected to 1972 Committee to Re-elect the President • Evidence mounted against the president's staff • included former staff members testifying against them in an investigation conducted by the Senate Watergate Committee • Was revealed that Nixon had a tape recording system in his offices • Recorded many conversations • the tapes revealed that he attempted to cover up the break-in • Supreme Court had Nixon hand over the tapes  • Led to: • Resignation of Nixon • faced near impeachment in House of Reps and possibly conviction in Senate  • Indictment and conviction of some Nixon administration officials • Why Was It Important? •  If the Watergate hearings never happened, if the five men weren't caught, Nixon would not have resigned and he would have got away with a lot of other things. • How Did It Change America? • Now, people don't trust everything they hear from the government.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN8OfPc_aQ8&feature=related

  26. January 22, 1973-The Roe v. Wade Decision • Social Event • Background: •  Jane Roe (aka Norma McCorvey) wanted to have an abortion but her Texas state laws made it impossible. Was brought to Supreme Court • Said that a woman's right to an abortion is determined by her current trimester of pregnancy • In 1st trimester, state cannot restrict a woman's right to an abortion • In 2nd trimester, state may only regulate abortion procedures related to the woman's health • In 3rd trimester, state can choose to restrict or proscribe abortion • Court rested these conclusions on the constitutional right to privacy • The Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment • Why Was It Important? • Landmark decision by the Supreme Court on abortion • Disallowed many states and federal restrictions on abortion • How Did It Change America?  • Prompted a national debate that continues today • Should abortion be legal? • To what extent should abortion be legal? • Who should decide the legality of abortion? • What methods should the Supreme Court use in constitutional adjucation? • What should the role of religious and moral views be in the political sphere? • Reshaped national politics  • Divided US into pro-choice and pro-life • Activated a lot of movements 

  27. April 30, 1975-The End of the Vietnam War • Military Event • Background: • War ended on April 29, 1975 • Then North Vietnam took over the capitol of South Vietnam • US intervened to support SV, and kept bringing more troops and arms • in 1960s deaths and injuries grew, and US were still losing • Many Americans did not want this war and the country was divided • Then US signed peace treaty with NV, and 1973 US troops withdrew • SV still lost • Shows that we will fight for Democracy when needed and when not needed • Americans show their opinion on when not needed

  28. Glogster http://olmcschool.edu.glogster.com/1970jd/

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