USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the name given to President Johnson’s numerous programs aimed at helping American citizens?
A
the Prosperity Principle
B
the Great Hope
C
the Great Society
D
the New America
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Society was a set of domestic policy initiatives designed under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, all remain in 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Johnson at the University of Michigan and came to represent his domestic agenda.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Older Americans Act (OAA) was passed in 1965 as part of President Johnson’s “Great Society” initiative with the goal of supporting older Americans to live at home and in the community with dignity and independence for as long as possible.

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