USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to
A
end poverty in America and provide Education to all
B
prevent the mistreatment of migrant workers
C
require migrant workers to work for multiple farmers
D
prevent the desegregation of schools in America
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -The war on poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent.

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