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What cultural trends indicate that the 1970s were an anxious time for many Americans?

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1970s had slow economic growth and high inflation; things get more expensive while wages stay the same i. Immediate cause is the Vietnam War - caused deficit spending ii. Longer term cause is all that money being directed to the war was taken away from domestic spending
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