Nuclear China

Nuclear Released in China

It was during this time that the United States, its allies in NATO and most of the UN national delegations shifted diplomatic recognition of 'China' from the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the government of the People's Republic of China. The catalyst of this significant change was the fact that in the waning months of 1971, the PRC developed and tested a nuclear weapon, ushering in a third party to the 'Cold War'. Until the texts of the following documents were released, the Republic of China on Taiwan was the official representation of all of China, including that which was governed by the PRC on the mainland. This change is often overlooked as a rather trivial event in the politics of the world at the time. However, it was an act which spawned 34 years and counting of tensions between Taiwan and China and the US and China.

Richard M. Nixon

Born in California in 1913, Nixon had a brilliant record at Whittier College and Duke University Law School before beginning the practice of law. In 1940, he married Patricia Ryan; they had two daughters, Patricia (Tricia) andOn leaving the service, he was elected to Congress from his California district. In 1950, he won a Senate seat. Two years later, General Eisenhower selected Nixon, age 39, to be his running mate. Julie. During World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. As he had promised, he appointed Justices of conservative philosophy to the Supreme Court. One of the most dramatic events of his first term occurred in 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing. Some of his most acclaimed achievements came in his quest for world stability. During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow, he reduced tensions with China and the U.S.S.R. In January 1973, he announced an accord with North Viet Nam to end American involvement in Indochina. In 1974, his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, negotiated disengagement agreements between Israel and its opponents, Egypt and Syria. In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record. "Watergate" scandal, stemming from a break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committee during the 1972 campaign. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973 Nixon nominated, and Congress approved, House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as Vice President. Nixon announced on August 8, 1974, that he would resign the next day to begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America."In his last years, Nixon gained praise as an elder statesman. By the time of his death on April 22, 1994, he had written numerous books on his experiences in public life and on foreign policy.

Money that Creeps

Economic Creepers

Due to this inflation rose and this would lead to a political debate over the economy. This event was a huge impact to the west. This showed that the west is so dependent on the Arabs that if they mess up politically with their relations, they will be hurt if the Arabs refuse to give them oil. This was a huge political event because it was an issue in the elections and the economy would be at the top in political discussions. During 1974 the Watergate scandal erupted into the world as the media took over. Nixon was so paranoid because he wanted to win a second term as president. He had a for sure win for his second term but he was so paranoid that he sent men called "creepers" to find out information. The creepers broke into Watergate the first time undetected to gather information on which the democrats are going to run for their ticket. The second time the creepers broke in. the security guard caught them and called the police. The creepers had turned their walkie-talkies off so they had no chance of knowing the police were coming once the stakeout guy tried to alert them. The creepers were caught and arrested while wearing three-piece suits.

Anti-War Mvoement

Anti-War
On January 19, Federal Judge G. Harrold Carswell is nominated to the Supreme Court. Citing his weak civil rights record, the Senate will reject the nomination. On February 18, the antiwar radicals known as the Chicago Seven are acquitted of conspiracy to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. On May 4, members of the National Guard kill four students during an antiwar protest at Kent State University in Ohio. On June 15, in Welsh v. United States the Supreme Court rules that the claim of conscientious-objector status can be argued on the basis of moral objection to war, rather than long-standing religious belief alone. On September 22, President Nixon signs a bill authorizing a nonvoting congressional representative to the House of Representatives for the District of Columbia. No District of Columbia representative had sat in the House since 1875.

Weighing war in the balance

Problems with winning the War

The 1970s demonstrated, more clearly than in any other postwar decade, the limits of American power abroad. After the longest war in American history, the United States was unable to win in Vietnam and settled in 1973 for a peace treaty that functioned as little more than paper justification for a failed Asian policy. American dependence on foreign oil left the United States at the mercy of two oil shortages during the decade; the United States suffered continuing trade imbalances and witnessed a sharp decline in its domination of world markets caused by increased Japanese and European activity. There was little the United States could do to alter its oil imbalances or trade deficits. Military power was irrelevant, and economic pressure was ineffective. Similarly, efforts to acknowledge the changed status of the United States on the world stage, to conduct a less ambitious foreign policy, also failed....

Afros: Black Movement

Afros (Black Pride)

Another style which was popular back in the 70’s as it is now is the afro haircut. That was the time when black people were just starting to enjoy powers in society. They grew their hair as a sign that they too had it in them to go up into the upper echelons of the fashion world. It created a craze which doesn’t seem as if it is going out of style anytime soon. The afro gained popularity during the 1960s and 1970s, in connection with the growth of the Black Pride and Black Power political movements, and the emergence of blaxploitation films and disco music.
However, during the later half of the 1970s, the style passed into the cultural mainstream and for many people became simply a fashion that sometimes even Caucasian men (and women) with looser, less curly hair adopted.

Long and Wavy Hair

Beautiful Lengths

There were many different hairstyles in the 1970’s that made a big change. People always had the same hairstyle so that they could stay in with the trends. On most popular hairstyle was the one with the flipped curl. The flip in your head would be with a bang or sometimes to the side of your head. That is still popular to this day. If you had a special occasion or something you would wear big wavy curls.
Hairstyles help you express yourself in a very big way. There was a lot of volume added hair in the 70’s. The 70’s hairstyles were all about the natural look. Women were trying to move away from the style of the 50’s and 60’s where the use of accessories was overdone. Women loved the straight hair look in the 70’s and they got it done with regular cloth irons.