70's Research Paper

Hey ho, Let's go! Have you ever noticed that the 80's were so full of bright, neon colors? Well, just before all the neon went on, the 70's were full of leather jackets and dark, dirty looking clothes. There was a major change in between the two decades. The beginning of the 70's were very dark and angry. This was because of the war and death going on because of it. This is going to talk about how the end of the Vietnam War affected the punk music in the 1970's.

There was a lot going on in this decade, but a main event ending in the early 1970's was the Vietnam War. When Vietnam split in 1954, it was the main cause of all the war in Vietnam. The north was trying to spread communism, lead by Ho Chi Minh, which also has the French as an ally. The south was where a lot of religion practices had taken place. Ngo Dinh Diem, the leader of the south who was a fanatical Catholic, was against the communism. This is why the United States sided with South Vietnam. The war lasted 20 years and ended in 1973, to which our fighting was mainly pointless, because Vietnam remains a communist country to this day. The United States lost over 58,000 lives, had over 150,000 injured soldiers, and had spent 350-900 billion dollars on a war we lost, which lessoned …show more content…
"Punks" were youth described as unuseful and disrespectful, wearing outrageous clothes, doing drugs, engaging in casual sex, and most importantly, listening to angry punk rock music. One of the oldest venues in New York was a country/folk club called the CBGB. It was named as a punk rock venue after the Ramones played there in the early 70's. The club eventually transformed into a punk rock venue and allowed punk music to be played regularly in 1974. In 1975, the CBGB hosted the first punk-rock festival, showcasing 70+ bands including The Ramones, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Talking Heads, and so many more. The 70's were a big step in punk