THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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Question
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Conservatives did not approve of the welfare programs.
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The programs were too expensive
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The programs did not work
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Funding had to be cut due to the cost of the Vietnam War.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anti-war Democrats complained that spending on the Vietnam War choked off the Great Society. While some of the programs have been eliminated or had their funding reduced, many of them, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act and federal education funding, continue to the present.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the war escalated, the money spent to fund it also increased, leaving less to pay for the many social programs Johnson had created to lift Americans out of poverty. Johnson knew he could not achieve his Great Society while spending money to wage the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Society is considered one of the most extensive social reform plans in modern history. In addition, Johnson’s efforts helped establish greater civil and voting rights, greater environmental protections, and increased aid to public schools.
Detailed explanation-4: -Contents. The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment.