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Why did president Johnson have to cut back his great society initiatives?
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∙ 10y ago
The goal was to abolish poverty and establish racial equality. The attempt to abolish poverty did not work because it could not end the underlying reasons for poverty. It is almost impossible to change people's work attitudes or life styles. There were a lot of expensive programs but much of the money went to "administration", meaning government workers were paid for doing nothing useful. Some of the programs recorded limited benefits but had no long term effects on poverty.
The drive to end racial inequality worked better than the efforts to end poverty, but again was blocked by old attitudes and customs.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agothe cost of the war was rising
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What were the results of Johnson's Great Society initiatives?
Medicare, medicaid, war on poverty
How did the rising cost of the war affect President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society plan?
president johnson cut back on great society programs to help pay for the war
How did President Johnson attempt to improve life for Americans?
Johnson had initiatives to provide insurance and health care for the elderly and poor, to improve education and housing for the poor, to encourage and expand the arts and educational television, and to protect and repair damage to the environment.
How did the Vietnam affect president Johnson great society?
The Vietnam War deflected people from the aims of his Great Society.
Which president started the Great Society social policy?
Lyndon Johnson
What were the results of Johnson's Great Society initiatives?
Medicare, medicaid, war on poverty
How old is Medicare?
Medicare was one of President Johnson's initiatives as part of the Great Society program. It was signed in 1965. The first Medicare card was granted to former President Harry S. Truman.
Which president established the great society campaign?
Lyndon Johnson was the President who started the Great Society progams.
How did the rising cost of the war affect President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society plan?
president johnson cut back on great society programs to help pay for the war
What President Lyndon B. Johnson Called His Programs?
The Great Society - Apex
How did President Johnson attempt to improve life for Americans?
Johnson had initiatives to provide insurance and health care for the elderly and poor, to improve education and housing for the poor, to encourage and expand the arts and educational television, and to protect and repair damage to the environment.
What was a major goal of President Johnson's Great Society?
Major goals of President Johnson's Great Society were to help end poverty and to end discrimination in voter registration.
What was President Lyndon Johnson social policy called?
The Great Society
Which president created the great society plan?
Lyndon Johnson
Which President was nicknamed the builder of the great society?
It was Lyndon Johnson.
What was the name given to the legislative program of President Lyndon B. Johnson?
the great society
What was the great society and who waS the president?
Lyndon Johnson was the President who started the Great Society programs. The Great Society was a set of domestic programs proposed or enacted in the United States on the initiative of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Two main goals of the Great Society social reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice.
