PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON
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ending an economic downturn in the nation
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increasing the civil rights of minority groups
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funding environmental projects to improve the nation’s infrastructure
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improving the lives of citizens who were struggling financially
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Challenges: Lyndon B. Johnson dealt with racial unrest as well as anti-war protests, as the Vietnam War was highly debated. By 1968, the United States had 548, 000 troops in Vietnam; 30, 000 American soldiers had fallen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The Great Society pursued the evolution introduced by the New Deal of FDR in the thirties. It gave the federal government a greater involvement in the economy and in society. It was also aimed at reducing poverty by contrasting with the traditional market economy that had prevailed before.