The Century: America's Time — Season 1, Episode 12: 1971-1975: Approaching the Apocalypse
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 15 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
The trauma of the war in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal left Americans exhausted, embittered, and disillusioned with politics and politicians. This program appraises the effects of those blights on the political landscape and their impact on the trust between the government and the governed, so vital to the well-being of a representative democracy such as the United States.
About The Century: America's Time
The Century: America's Time is a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. The documentary originally aired on The History Channel in 1999. Another earlier series, simply called "The Century" also produced by ABC, appeared on the ABC network in 1999, and also later appeared on the History Channel. It consists of six two-hour shows with each chronicling two different events based around a common theme.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Beginning: Seeds of Change
- E21914-1919: Shell Shock
- E31920-1929: Boom to Bust
- E41929-1936: Stormy Weather
- E51936-1941: Over the Edge
- E61941-1945: Civilians at War (2 parts)
- E71941-1945: Homefront
- E81946-1952: Best Years
- E91953-1960: Happy Days
- E101960-1964: Poisoned Dreams
- E111965-1970: Unpinned
- E131976-1980: Starting Over