A Brief Tour through the Decades #3: 1970s

1970's expanded upon social progressiveness with many new historical occurances being accounted for. Feminism began to take notice along with the environmentalist, or the green movement at the time, begining to rise and grow. Also, political awareness began to grow withing western cultures. During the 1970's the American Civil Rights movement had achieved most of what it called for, mostly because of the loss of their great leader Martin Luther King Jr. Modern computing along with a higher understanding in space exploration began during the 70's as well. For America though, the 70's also brought some negativity, such as the events that occured in the watergate hotel during the Nixon administration and the oil crisis of the 70's. Then, Reaganomics stepped into the mix.