America's Century (ABC video): Approaching the Apocalypse, 1970-1975
As you watch the video on Vietnam and on the Watergate scandal during the early 1970s, answer the following questions:
1. What was the number 1 political issue in the United States as the 1970s began?
2. Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew attack Vietnam War protestors largely through criticism of counter-culture movies and music?
3. The Vietnam War (1965-1975) was difficult for all American soldiers, but was especially difficult for those who fought it in the 1970s. Why?
4. How did the Watergate scandal begin?
5. What were some of the claims of abuse of power leveled against President Richard Nixon and the White House as a result of Watergate?
6. Why did Vice President Sprio Agnew resign in 1973, in the midst of the Watergate scandal?
7. Who became the only President of the United States without an election, following President Nixon's resignation?
8. How did the Vietnam War end in 1975?