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The 1960s saw considerable unrest in the USA. On university campuses and elsewhere a rebellious counterculture of freedom flourished. By no means all of American society took part in this new lifestyle, and the 1970s saw a reaction to the radicalism of the 1960s. By 1980 another period of Republican government of the USA was looming.
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Kennedy's rhetoric was inspirational, but within 3 years he was dead - the victim of an assassin's bullet
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Unrest spread to other campuses across the United States, and was enflamed by the escalation of the Vietnam War
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1960s pop music was heavily influenced by folk music (Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, etc.), while the 1970's saw the rise of punk and hard rock
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Johnson hoped to carry on reform in the wake of his predecessor's death, but the continuance of the Vietnam War occupied much of his time and the nation's treasure
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Many found self-sufficiency to be a difficult goal, but were sustained by drug use and their pacifist outlook, while the Vietnam War went on
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Nixon relied on these voters for his election and re-election. But his involvement in the Watergate scandal, and subsequent resignation, did not inspire confidence, and a Democrat (Jimmy Carter) replaced Gerald Ford (Nixon's Vice-President) in 1976
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Environmentalists alleged the inherent dangers of nuclear power, while conservatives pointed to the fact that no one had died in this incident
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The incident horrified US opinion, but very soon Nixon was negotiating with the North Vietnamese to seek an end to the war
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The Paris accords allowed for a US withdrawal, leaving the South Vietnamese to carry on the struggle alone. Henry Kissinger, Nixon's envoy, and Le Duc Tho, for North Vietnam, received the Nobel Peace Prize for their role
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An increasingly aging population forced the Federal Government to raise the age of retirement. The greater tax revenue from older workers might help to sustain more elderly people in their retirement
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