THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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an all-volunteer military
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anti-poverty reforms
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de-regulation of big businesses
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reduced defense spending
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Major initiatives The Office of Economic Opportunity was the agency responsible for administering most of the war on poverty programs created during Johnson’s Administration, including VISTA, Job Corps, Head Start, Legal Services and the Community Action Program.
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.