1970s

therefore, to protect your life and your liberty” (Belanger). This statement, made by Pierre Elliot Trudeau, was a televised statement justifying the Prime Minister’s decision to declare the War Measures Act during the October Crisis of 1970. The October Crisis of 1970 was a civil war between the Canadian government and a separatist group, Le Front de Libération du Québec, otherwise known as the FLQ. The crisis consisted of a series of events sparked…

Before the 1970s, judges and police offices still saw wife beating as a trivial offense, police officers would tell the husbands to calm down and wives to stop annoying them, and cases rarely came to court. Popular culture depicted wife beating as a joke, and psychiatrists saw it as a pathology of underclass. In the 1970’s feminist documented the widespread incidence of wife beatings and asserted that it was not just the working-class husbands who assaulted their wives but all classes of men.…

In the early 1970s, a 37 worded document referred to as Title IX was added to the law after president Nixon signed it. This now constitutional right stated, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Women and men all over America brought up this problem and took the time to bring it up to congress with…

Federal standards dictate how much pollution autos may emit, and automakers decide how to achieve the pollution limits. The emission reductions of the 1970's came about because of fundamental improvements in engine design, plus the addition of charcoal canisters to collect hydrocarbon vapors and exhaust gas recirculation valves to reduce nitrogen oxides. The advent of "first generation" catalytic converters in 1975 significantly reduced hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions. The use of…

From horse drawn carriages to automobile to tanks and armored cars. The story of American history can be seen through the technological advancements and changes made from 1870’s through 1970’s. There are been hundred of thousands of new technological changes throughout history. Not every advancement changed or made history, but many did. These technological changes influenced every aspect of daily life in America. Technological changes revolutionized the way of life for Americans because it…

The Racketeer Influenced and Organized Crime act of 1970 might have been one of the biggest help to law enforcement in taking down the Mafia. There were other advancements that took part in taking down crime families, but this act made sure that the big leaders of the five families could be held accountable for their actions, even if it wasn’t them that had actually did the incriminating act. “RICO allows the government to target groups of criminals, and their typically insulated leaders, rather…

mother had not yet felt movement from the fetus inside of her. In the 1880’s the United States criminalized abortion, which stayed intact until the 1960’s. Many women’s rights organizations began to reform the laws of abortion. Between the 1960’s and 1970’s, one-third of the states liberalized or revoked their criminal abortion laws. It wasn’t until 1973 when women were given the right to abortion (Abortion History in the U.S. - Find Law). Roe versus Wade was a Supreme Court case that declared…

In the 1960s and 1970s, the people of America began to question the roles of women and generally, their positions in society after it was brought to their attention. For several years, women had been known to only cook, clean, and take care of their families. In the past, there were many restrictions on what females were allowed to do, which limited them to live their lives without pursuing certain careers or job opportunities. Although women struggled with their gender roles for so long,…

driving it was only in 1966 that the National Traffic and Morovehicle Safety Act was passed providing legislation that took into consideration the concerns of consumers after 70 years of vehicles being on the road. Environment The Clean AIr Act of 1970 was the legislation with the most teeth demanding the coelescence of the automobile industry’s compliance with emmission standards demanding that cars manufactured to within six years reduced their emmissions by 90%. This set of standards was…

marijuana and heroin to ease their suffering. As drug use became more and more prominent, the government recognized drugs as a symbol of “youthful rebellion, social upheaval, and political dissent” (A Brief History of the Drug War). At the start of the 1970’s, the “war on drugs” officially started as President Nixon drastically increased the influence of federal drug control agencies including policies regarding mandatory sentencing and no-knock warrants. Nixon’s fight against drug abuse,…