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OpenStaxCollege. [latexpage] Learning Objectives. By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the major accomplishments of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. Identify the legal advances made in the area of civil rights. Explain how Lyndon Johnson deepened the American commitment in Vietnam.
Perhaps the greatest casualty of the nation’s war in Vietnam was the Great Society. As the war escalated, the money spent to fund it also increased, leaving less to pay for the many social programs Johnson had created to lift Americans out of poverty. Johnson knew he could not achieve his Great Society while spending money to wage the war.
Feb 2, 2021 · Robert Longley. Updated on February 02, 2021. President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was a sweeping set of social domestic policy programs initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson during 1964 and 1965 focusing mainly on eliminating racial injustice and ending poverty in the United States.
Jan 4, 2017 · How Great Was the Great Society? Lyndon B. Johnson called upon the wealthiest nation in the world to do something for those left behind. Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., Whitney Young, and James Farmer meeting in 1964
56e. Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" This 1968 political cartoon captures the struggle of Lyndon B. Johnson's time as President. While Johnson dreamed of a "Great Society," his presidency was haunted by the specter of Vietnam. Much of the funding he hoped to spend on social reforms went towards war in southeast Asia.
The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where leisure is a welcome chance to build and reflect, not a feared cause of boredom and restlessness.
Oct 29, 2009 · Upon taking office, Johnson, also known as LBJ, launched an ambitious slate of progressive reforms aimed at creating a “Great Society” for all Americans. Many of the programs he...
