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apush - period 9: 1970s (watergate, stagflation & détente)

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Review the 1970s era in US history, covering Watergate, economic challenges, and social movements. This video walks you through key events and themes from APUSH Period 9, helping you understand how the decade shaped modern America. We'll explore Nix ...more

curriculum note

This video's title and description label the 1970s content as "Period 9," but in the current APUSH course the 1970s (Nixon, Watergate, Ford, Carter, stagflation, détente) falls in Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War (1945–1980), not Unit 9 (1980–Present).

covered in this stream

units
Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
topics
8.2 The Cold War from 1945 to 19808.8 The Vietnam War8.11 The Expansion of the Civil Rights Movement8.13 The Environment and Natural Resources 8.14 Society in Transition

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction to 1970s

  • 1:33

    Nixon's Election

  • 2:04

    Foreign Policy Overview

  • 3:39

    Vietnamization Strategy

  • 5:44

    Kent State Massacre

  • 8:51

    Pentagon Papers Leak

  • 12:30

    Silent Majority Appeal

  • 14:35

    26th Amendment

  • 15:40

    Christmas Bombing

  • 17:14

    War Powers Act

  • 18:47

    Fall of Saigon

  • 23:57

    Détente and SALT

  • 26:00

    OPEC Oil Embargo

  • 29:35

    Southern Strategy

  • 34:46

    Equal Rights Amendment

  • 37:20

    LGBTQ Rights Movement

  • 38:53

    Environmental Policies

  • 40:25

    Stagflation Crisis

  • 41:58

    Watergate Scandal

  • 46:37

    Gerald Ford Presidency

  • 48:43

    Jimmy Carter Presidency

  • 51:51

    Iranian Hostage Crisis

  • 56:29

    Q&A Session

  • 1:00:07

    Concept Outline Review

  • 1:04:15

    Wrap Up

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