American Decades Primary Sources: 1970-1979
By Unknown Author.
Description
The 1970s continued the tumult of the previous decade with new political and social conflicts. While the country remained embroiled in the Vietnam War for the first half of the decade, the Nixon administration found itself sinking under the weight of the Watergate scandal. President Richard Nixon ultimately resigned before he could be impeached for his infractions, but not before he pulled U.S. troops out of Vietnam. The U.S. Supreme Court both pleased and appalled the public, depending on ones opinion of the matter, when it ruled that abortion was legal. A medical, social, and moral contro...
ISBN(s)
0787665959, 9780787665951
