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Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?

36th President of the United States; became President upon Kennedy's assassination.

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What was the Great Society?

President Lyndon Johnson's domestic reform program from 1965 to 1969, which focused on social welfare improvements, with the War on Poverty at its centerpiece, and almost all of which Congress passed

What was the major goal of the Great Society?

Reduce poverty in the United Society, expand civil rights, provide social welfare improvements

What was the War on Poverty?

Anti-poverty campaign designed to eliminate poverty and raise the standard of living for those living in poverty

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What was the Economic Opportunity Act?

Biggest Act on the "War on Poverty", provided job training and education through its programs - Job Corps, VISTA, Headstart, Community Action Programs

Who was Barry Goldwater?

Republican who ran against Johnson in the 1964 presidential election

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How did Barry Goldwater alienate voters and lose the 1964 election?

Suggested the use of nuclear weapons in Cuba and Vietnam

LBJ's Great Society has been compared to which other president and his domestic program?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal

How was the Great Society similar to the New Deal?

Expanded the role of government with its social welfare programs

How did President Johnson expand Civil Rights?

He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights of 1965, and Civil Rights Act of 1968(Fair Housing Act)

Department of Housing and Urban Development, created under Johnson to revitalize cities.

Who was Robert Weaver?

First African American to serve in a president's cabinet- 1st Secretary of Housing and Urban Development appointed by LBJ

What is Medicare?

federal insurance program for elderly persons or persons with permanent disabilities

What is Medicaid?

provided health and medical assistance to low-income families

How did the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 affect immigration?

Eliminated quota systems on immigration; thus, allowing more immigrants to come to America

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