THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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Question
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What book inspired Lyndon Johnson to declare his “war on poverty”?
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How the Other Half Lives
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A Century of Dishonor
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The Other America
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Grapes of Wrath
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -This centerpiece legislation created the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to coordinate federal antipoverty initiatives and empower the poor to transform their own communities.
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