The 1970s decade in photos
Subtitle: protest and change
By: by Jim Corrigan.
Series: America's amazing decades in photos
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766031364
Subjects: History, Modern -- 20th century -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature; Nineteen seventies -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1969- -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Pictorial works; Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Nineteen seventies decade in photos
Description: "Middle school readers will find out about the important world, national, and cultural developments of the decade 1970-1979"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to the 1970s; title: War protest turns deadly; title: Terror in the skies; title: Antiwar sentiment peaks; title: The Cold War thaws; title: Tragedy in the music world; title: Terrorists strike the Olympics; title: Record-setting athletes; title: U.S. troops leave Vietnam; title: Nation endures oil crisis; title: President Nixon resigns; title: Hollywood's biggest hits; title: America celebrates its bicentennial; title: Disco dancing and funky fashion; title: Progress in the Middle East; title: Mass suicide in Jonestown; title: Tragedy avoided at Three Mile Island; title: America's crisis of confidence; title: Americans held hostage in Iran; title: Soviet troops invade Afghanistan.