PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON
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They both focused on enforcing antitrust laws.
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They both pushed for the expansion of civil rights for African Americans.
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They both promoted environmental reforms and conservation projects.
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They both used the power of the federal government to improve social conditions.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States launched by Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964–65. The term was first coined during a 1964 commencement address by President Lyndon B.
Detailed explanation-2: -Education, civil rights, healthcare, and education were four important items on Johnson’s agenda. These policies established greater civil and voting rights, greater environmental protections, and increased aid to public schools.
Detailed explanation-3: -Both addressed poverty and unemployment. Both had programs to help the elderly. Both gave workers and labor purchasing power and a stronger political voice. Both were driven by presidential vision and expanded presidential power.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.