The Seventies

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The Seventies
CRyan WHistory
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FACTS about this decade.  Population
204,879,000 Unemployed in 1970 4,088,000 
National Debt 382 billion  Average salary
7,564  Food prices milk, 33 cents a qt. 
bread, 24 cents a loaf round steak, 1.30 a
pound  Life Expectancy Male, 67.1 Female,
74.8 
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Major Trends

• Growing disillusionment of govt
• Advances in civil rights
• Increased influence of womens movement
• Heightened concern for environment
• Increased space exploration
• Technological advancements

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Apollo 11 landed on the moon . . .
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The US USSR signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Prohibits acquiring or helping others acquire
nuclear weapons.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)

• A safeguard system
• Verifies compliance through inspections conducted
  by the IAEA
• Promotes international cooperation and equal
  access in the field of peaceful nuclear
  technology

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SALT I 1972

• Limited the production of nuclear
  weapons.Signed by Nixon and Brezhnev.

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Chilean Coup of 1973
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"I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a
country go communist due to the irresponsibility
of its own people. The issues are much too
important for the Chilean voters to be left to
decide for themselves." Henry Kissinger
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Yom Kippur War(1973 Arab-Israeli War)

• October 6 26, 1973between Israel and a
  coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria

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• The Syrians invadedthe Golan Heights and
  theEgyptians invaded theSinai Peninsula

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Camp David Peace Accords normalized relations
between Egypt and Israel the first time ANY
Arab country had recognized the state of Israel.
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Watergate Scandal
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August 8, 1974
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Gerald Ford becomes president.

• 1974
• the first president not elected by the people
  to become president

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Revolution in Iran

• When the Shah relaxed censorship laws in 1977,
  Iran erupted into a series of demonstrations and
  dissents.

Ayatollah Khumayni
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Soviets invade Afghanistan
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Why?

• To expand Soviet influence in Asia
• To preserve the Communist government
• Protect Soviet interests from Iran and western
  nations

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Soviet tanks inAfghanistan
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mujahidin
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Effects of the war on Afghanistan

• Several million Afghan refugees
• Millions more died from starvation and Soviet
  bombing raids
• A generation that knows only war, hatred, and
  fear
• Country in barren and in ruin
• Thousands of miniature land mines were dropped by
  Soviet planes

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Effects on U.S.S.R.

• Lost 15,000 troops
• Degradation of Soviet image no longer
  invincible
• Billions spent on the ten year war weakened an
  already unsteady Soviet economy

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Long Term Consequence

• The establishment of a weak state full of
  religious fanaticism and a hatred of richer
  nations in short, a breeding ground for
  terrorism.

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