PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON
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It was reflective of laissez-faire government policies.
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It was aimed at addressing social problems created by poverty.
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It focused on reducing the national debt and stimulating the economy.
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It reduced the role of the federal government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Legacy of the Great Society 13 The Act provided better access to home mortgages and a rent-subsidy program. Johnson’s Great Society policies birthed Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. All of which remain government programs in 2021.
Detailed explanation-2: -New major federal programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, and transportation were launched during this period. The program and its initiatives were subsequently promoted by him and fellow Democrats in Congress in the 1960s and years following.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment.