LBJ background, GS and Vietnam

What experiences shaped Johnson's early political life?

• Came from a wealthy background of Irish descendency

• Caught the eye of Roosevelt as young congressman

• Had been Senate majority leader in 1955

• worked as a teacher for poor hispanic and AAs

True or false: Johnson had supported the 1954 Brown ruling on education.

• True

• False

What possible motives did Johnson have for an increasingly open view towards Civil Rights

• He couldn't gain national position with narrow support from the south

• Gaining African-American votes

• he was an 'idealist'

• Johnson realised that AAs could help southern economy

Where did Johnson take the oath of office to become President of the United States?

• Washington

• Vietnam

• Dallas

• New York

At the end of Kennedy's presidency, how many military advisers were there in South Vietnam?

• 16,000

• 25,000

• 85,000

• 90,000

Which of these facts are accurate about Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act?

• Appalachian mountains able to produce coal again

• $25 million spent on building better homes

• 44 states had anti-poverty programmes

• 90,000 enrolled in basic education programmes

Medicare and Medicaid helped how many million Americans in 1966?

• 5 million

• 16 million

• 19 million

• 30 million

Which of these were major issues with Medicare and Medicaid

• Hospitals and doctors set the fees

• It did not include glasses

• Reasonably priced health care not available for all Americans

• Unfairly exempted African Americans

Why was Congress reluctant to vote funds for educational reform?

• Saw it as the role of the States to fund education

• Johnson did not have a majority in Congress

• Vietnam was sapping too much from US economy

By the end of Johnson's presidency how many students had benefitted from educational reforms?

• 10 million

• 11 million

• 8 million

• 13 million