History of the United States (1964–1980) | Wikipedia audio article
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History of the United States (1964–1980)


00:01:51 1 Climax of liberalism
00:03:46 2 Cultural "Sixties"
00:04:13 3 Shift to the extremes in politics
00:07:12 4 Civil Rights Movement
00:09:08 5 Election of 1964
00:10:22 6 Anti-poverty programs
00:11:44 7 Generational revolt and counterculture
00:13:03 8 Conclusion of the Space Race
00:14:54 9 Vietnam War
00:16:45 9.1 Antiwar movement
00:19:11 9.2 1968 and the divorce of the Democratic Party
00:21:56 10 Transformation of gender relations
00:22:07 10.1 The Women's Movement (1963–1982)
00:25:31 10.2 Abortion
00:26:27 10.3 The Sexual Revolution
00:29:03 11 The Nixon Administration
00:36:49 11.1 "Stagflation"
00:43:31 11.2 Crime, riots and decay of the inner cities
00:45:45 11.3 1973 oil crisis
00:49:56 11.4 iDétente/i with USSR
00:54:05 11.5 Watergate
00:55:29 12 Ford Administration
00:59:00 13 Carter Administration
01:01:59 13.1 Foreign affairs
01:08:24 14 See also



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The history of the United States from 1964 through 1980 includes the climax  and victory of the Civil Rights Movement; the escalation and ending of the Vietnam War; Second wave feminism; the drama of a generational revolt with its sexual freedoms and use of drugs; and the continuation of the Cold War, with its Space Race to put a man on the Moon.  The economy was prosperous and expanding until the recession of 1969-70, then faltered under new foreign competition and the 1973 oil crisis. American society was polarized by the ultimately futile war and by antiwar and antidraft protests, as well as by the shocking Watergate affair, which revealed corruption and gross misconduct at the highest level of government. By 1980 and the seizure of the American Embassy in Iran, including a failed rescue attempt by U.S. armed forces, there was a growing sense of national malaise.
The period closed with the victory of conservative Republican Ronald Reagan, opening the "Age of Reagan" with a dramatic change in national direction. The Democratic Party split over the Vietnam War and other foreign policy issues, with a new strong dovish element based on younger voters. Many otherwise liberal Democratic "hawks" joined the Neoconservative movement and started supporting the Republicans—especially Reagan—based on foreign policy. Meanwhile, Republicans were generally united on a hawkish and intense American nationalism, strong opposition to Communism, and strong support for Israel.Memories of the 1960s and the early 1970s shaped the political landscape for the next half-century. As Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton explained in 1990, "If you look back on the Sixties and think there was more good than bad, you're probably a Democrat. If you think there was more harm than good, you're probably a Republican."