What major events happened in the 1970s?

Answer 1

A major event of the 1970s was the Muslim terrorist attack on the 1972 Olympics. Other major events would include China placing its first satellite in orbit and Ted Bundy began his killing spree.

Answer 2

The US ended dollar-gold convertibility and pusued detente with the USSR and China. Britain joined the EEC. OPEC raised international oil prices, ending an era of cheap fuel: recession and increased inflation followed in the west. Spain and Portugal emerged from decades of Dictatorship, but military coups in Chile and Argentina ushered in years of repression. The Vietnam War ended in Communist victory. The Middle East saw renewed war between Israel and its Arab neighbours and civil war in Lebanon. Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty. Iran became an Islamic Republic after overthrowing the Shah.