1960's & The Great Society

The Great Society of Lyndon Johnson is most similar to which other Presidential program?

2. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Explanation: The Great Society programs of LBJ are similar to the New Deal programs of FDR in that both are an attempt to aid and assist the poorest Americans. Johnson's Medicare program extended health care to the poorest and the office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was targeted at providing low-cost housing and economic aid to the nation's urban centers. These compare well to FDR's New Deal era programs like Social Security to protect the elderly and Works Progress Administration to provide jobs for the unemployed.

Which situation was a result of the Vietnam War?

2. The United States questioned its role as a police officer of the world.

The Great Society programs of the 1960's used the power of the Federal Government to bring about

2. antipoverty reforms Explanation: Johnson helped back the 1964 Civil Rights Act which was the most significant civil rights legislation of the ear, it protected voting rights, desegregated all public facilities and created the Equal Opportunity Commission to protect job opportunities. Johnson's "war on poverty" also sought to provide assistance to the poorest in the nation and created Medicaid benefits to assist with medial care.

A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society was to

2. end poverty in the United States

A major goal of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program was to

2. end poverty in the United States

One similarity between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Lyndon B. Johnson is that both

2. expanded the power of the Presidency Explanation: The Great Society programs of LBJ are similar to the New Deal programs of FDR in that both are an attempt to aid and assist the poorest Americans. Johnson's Medicare program extended health care to the poorest and the office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was targeted at providing low-cost housing and economic aid to the nation's urban centers. These compare well to FDR's New Deal era programs like Social Security to protect the elderly and Works Progress Administration to provide jobs for the unemployed.

34 . . . My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. . . ."-John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961 To implement the idea expressed in this statement, President Kennedy supported the

2. formation of the Peace Corps

Which action was a common objective of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society?

2. helping those living in poverty

" . . . his legislative leadership was remarkable. No President since Lincoln had done more for civil rights. Yet much of this was forgotten as American society became increasingly divided over United States participation in a bloody, undeclared war." Which 20th-century President does this statement most accurately describe?

3. Lyndon Johnson Explanation: The presidency of Lyndon Johnson was marked by great domestic strides, juxtaposed with unpopular foreign policy. At home Johnson helped back the 1964 Civil Rights Act which was the most significant civil rights legislation of the ear, it protected voting rights, desegregated all public facilities and created the Equal Opportunity Commission to protect job opportunities. Johnson's "war on poverty" also sought to provide assistance to the poorest in the nation and created Medicaid benefits to assist with medial care. Along with these domestic strides, was the backdrop of the Vietnam conflict, an unpopular war in which the US seemed aimlessly mired. These two divergent agendas both boost and tarnish the reputation of Johnson's administration in the eyes of history.

Lyric A: . . . Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today. . . — "What's Going On," Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, 1971 Lyric B: . . . Yeah, my blood's so mad Feels like coagulatin' I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin' I can't twist the truth It knows no regulation Hand full of senators don't pass legislation And marches alone can't bring integration When human respect is disintegratin' This whole crazy world Is just too frustratin'. . . — "Eve of Destruction," P.F. Sloan, 1965 Lyric A: . . . Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today. . . — "What's Going On," Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, 1971 Lyric B: . . . Yeah, my blood's so mad Feels like coagulatin' I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin' I can't twist the truth It knows no regulation Hand full of senators don't pass legislation And marches alone can't bring integration When human respect is disintegratin' This whole crazy world Is just too frustratin'. . . — "Eve of Destruction," P.F. Sloan, 1965 Lyric A: . . . Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today. . . — "What's Going On," Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, 1971 Lyric B: . . . Yeah, my blood's so mad Feels like coagulatin' I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin' I can't twist the truth It knows no regulation Hand full of senators don't pass legislation And marches alone can't bring integration When human respect is disintegratin' This whole crazy world Is just too frustratin'. . . — "Eve of Destruction," P.F. Sloan, 1965

3. The music of the 1960s and early 1970s supported government policies.

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it

3. energized a new women's rights movement

The chief objective of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs was to

3. help the disadvantaged in the United States Explanation: The Great Society programs of LBJ were an attempt to aid and assist the poorest Americans. Johnson's Medicaid program extended health care to the poorest and the office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was targeted at providing low-cost housing and economic aid to the nation's urban centers.

President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society is similar to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal in that both programs

3. supported federal funding of programs for the poor

President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs were similar to Progressive Era programs in that both

3. used federal government power to improve social conditions

The program that promotes preference in hiring for African Americans and other minorities to correct past injustices is known as

4. affirmative action

Which federal government program was designed to solve the problem illustrated in this cartoon?

1. Great Society

The ratification of the 26th amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, was a result of the

1. participation of the United States in the Vietnam War

One reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War was to

1. prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

In 1965, Congress established Medicare to

1. provide health care to the elderly

Which initiative was part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program?

1. providing medical care to the poor and elderly