USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
President Johnson’s goals in the areas of healthcare, education, the environment, discrimination, and poverty were known as ____
A
Great Society
B
New Deal
C
New Frontier
D
War on Poverty
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His civil rights legacy was shaped by signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” reform package-the largest social improvement agenda by a President since FDR’s “New Deal.” Here, Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law before a large audience at the White House.

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