American Decades

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1. Overview
2. Topics in the News
   1. Topics in the News
   2. Cold War: Involvement in Vietnam
   3. Cold War: Triangular Diplomacy
   4. Cold War: The Vietnam War Ends
   5. The Government and Domestic Dissent
   6. The Government and Watergate
   7. The Miseries of the American Economy
   8. National Politics: Election 1970
   9. National Politics: Republican Primaries and Convention 1972
   10. National Politics: Democratic Primaries and Convention 1972
   11. National Politics: Election 1972
   12. National Politics: Election 1974
   13. National Politics: Republican Primaries and Convention 1976
   14. National Politics: Democratic Primaries and Convention 1976
   15. National Politics: Election 1976
   16. National Politics: Election 1978
   17. The New Conservatism and the Fate of the Great Society
   18. The Return of the Cold War
3. Headline Makers
   1. Brown, Edmund G. ("Jerry"), Jr., 1938-
   2. Carter, James Earl ("Jimmy"), Jr., 1924-
   3. Church, Frank 1924-1984
   4. Chisholm, Shirley 1924-
   5. Ervin, Samuel J., Jr., 1896-1985
   6. Ford, Gerald R., Jr., 1913-
   7. Kissinger, Henry 1923-
   8. McGovern, George 1922-
   9. Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994
   10. Wallace, George C., Jr., 1919-
   11. Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr., 1932-
4. People in the News
5. Deaths
6. Publications
7. Important Events in Government and Politics, 1970–1979

1. The Arts
2. Business and the Economy
3. Education
4. Fashion
5. Government and Politics
6. Law and Justice
7. Lifestyles and Social Trends
8. Media
9. Medicine and Health
10. Religion
11. Science and Technology
12. Sports