Use this Discovering American History video entitled The Overextended Society 1974 to 1980 to study the Presidential Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations and their attempts to respond to changing conditions. Learn how Americans finally became painfully aware of the high price of Cold War military defenses, and in the aftermath of Watergate had little confidence in the federal government's ability to act effectively or honestly. Discover how grass roots political activity increased but did not expand nationally, and how foreign policy under Ford and Carter experienced highs and lows.
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