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  SOCIAL STUDIES: AMERICAN STUDIES: 1970-1979 - Accurate as of March 2005
Information on America from 1970-1979. Overlaps some information discussed in 1900-1969. Also includes info on Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Jonestown Massacre, ABM treaty, and the Watergate scandal.

 
  AdFlip
http://www.adflip.com
Archive of print ads back to 1940; search by year, publication, or categories

The “ Chicago 7” Trial (1969-70)
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/chicago7.html
Chronology, biographies, audio clips, appellate decisions, trial transcript

CNN: Cold War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/
Interactive maps, archival footage, key players, declassified documents

Documents from the Women’s Liberation Movement
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/
Texts and scanned images from works published from 1969-74 reflecting the diversity of the early years of the US Women’s Liberation Movement

Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
Photographs, documents, biographies that try to promote interest and research in the post-World War II era, especially the Ford Presidency

Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/
Documents, articles, biographies, diaries, and more

Jonestown Massacre: a “reason” to die
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial4/jonestown/index.html
The official story, people involved, and epilogue

Life Time Machines: Cover Collection
http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/covers
Search by subject, keyword, or photographer

The Secret History of the ABM Treaty, 1969-1972
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB60/press.html
Documents from the National Security Archives on this event

Son of Sam
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial/son/sonmain.htm
The letter, people involved, and more

Watergate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/front.htm
Written on the 25 th anniversary, it includes a timeline, key players, Deep Throat, Post at the time, and more

Watergate Scandal
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/watergatescandal/
Links to information about this topic

Watergate: The 25 th Anniversary
http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/special/watergate/
The burglary, tapes, resignation, pardon at the time it occurred and what’s happening 25 years later

Year by Year 1900-2001
http://www.infoplease.com/millennium1.html
Historic events of the 20 th century by year and by decade; brief decade quizzes are included




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