USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these was not one of President Johnson’s “Great Society” programs?
A
the Fair Deal
B
Healthcare
C
Education
D
Urban Renewal
E
Immigration
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Four civil rights acts were passed, including three laws in the first two years of Johnson’s presidency. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbade job discrimination and the segregation of public accommodations. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 assured minority registration and voting.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Conception and Promotion of the Economic Opportunity Act The EOA was the centerpiece of Johnson’s War on Poverty and has been remembered as “the most dramatic and highly publicized of the Great Society’s programs” (Levitan 1969, p. 3).

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