APUSH Unit 8 LBJ/Cold War/Great Society

Great societies (LBJs) goal

 END POVERTY AND RACIAL INJUSTICE

objectives of Great Society

-creating a higher SOL (Standard of Living) and providing equal opportunity

Medicare

insurance for elderly 55+

Medicaid

 insurance for poor

HUD – House and Urban Development

leads to creation of low income housing – not kept up – become “Ghettos” overtime

National Endowment for the Humanities

An independent federal agency, established in 1965, that supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities, including history, literature, and philosophy

-Immigration Act of 1965

opened door for many non-European immigrants to enter the U.S. increased the amount of immigrants allowed to enter the country from Mexico and South America

Impact of LBJ:

*LBJ extended the power and reach of the federal government 

**Poverty dropped from 21% to 11%...BUT deficit increases. 

**Social Problems such as the Civil Rights Movement tensions and the Vietnam War greatly impacted the success of the Great Society Programs

Civil Rights Act of 1964ty

banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

no discrimination in voting, especially towards African Americans

VISTA –

 anti-poverty programs

Election of 1964

Johnson wins

Who made the environmental  protection

Rachel Carson

environmental  protection

documented the detrimental effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides in book called:

“Silent Spring”

Earl Warren

 Banned state sactioned prayer in public schools

- Made decisions that changed the U.S. socially

Impact of the Great Society

-extension of federal power

-rate of poverty did decrease

-growing budget deficit

-conservative backlash

-conflict in Vietnam

-choice between war and the Great Society programs

-”Guns or butter”