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Assignment: Economic, Political, and Social Adversity Challenges a Nation

Complete both parts of this assignment.

Part A: Post-Watergate Presidencies

Choose five events during the 1970s from the following list.

Identifythe basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in two to three sentences in the "Identify" column.

Include why the event is significant in the "Significance" column.

Add a reference for your material in the "Reference" column.

Post-Watergate Public Opinion
The Arab Oil Embargo
Stagflation
High Interest Rates
The Crisis of Confidence
Energy crisis
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
The Sagebrush Rebellion
OPEC
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Panama Canal

Part B: Select and complete one of the following:

Option 1: Pop and Media Culture of the 1970s

Option 2: 1970s Sitcoms

Option 1: Pop and Media Culture of the 1970s

Resource: Moving On, Ch.13 section,"Conflict and Diversity: Hollywood's Visions of the 1970s" through "Television and the Ascendary of the Media Culture."

Create a five- to eight-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on media culture and how it reflected American society in the 1970s. You may explore one of the following: movies, television shows, or music bands.

Include five1970s movies, television shows, or bands and address how each of these artistic venues mirrored American culture in the 1970s. For example, if you selectThe Mary Tyler Moore Show you would need to address how this show represented the modern feminist movement. Your presentation must include a written component. Use the speaker notes section to include specific factual information and detailed descriptions of experiences, key figures, or other relevant data about your selections.

Use one source other than your textbook and include speaker notes with the presentation slides.

Include a title slide, introductory slide, and references slides; however, these do not count towards the five- to eight-slide requirement.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.