LBJ and the Great Society

Which “Great Society” program would assist the elderly with costs associated with hospitalization or prescription drugs?

• VISTA

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• Peace Corps

The drastic increase in American troop strength in Vietnam in 1964 was caused directly by

• The Tet Offensive

• The Kennedy Assassination

• The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• Election of Nixon

Which of these would have occurred as a result of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty?

• A homeless person is provided space in a shelter.

• A preschool age child receives a federally funded education.

• A high school student receiving a federally funded college education.

• An impoverished individual receives a direct payment from the government.

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

• Minorities and the poor

• White, middle-class families

• Farmers and laborers

• Businessmen

Which of these was not one of President Johnson's "Great Society" programs?

• the Fair Deal

• Healthcare

• Education

• Urban Renewal

• Immigration

Which of these describes the main goal of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" program?

• stopping the spread of communism in southeast Asia

• the elimination of poverty and racial injustice in America

• to prevent immigrants from facing discriminatory housing and hiring practices

• the expansion of America's space and missile program to defend the nation against the Soviet Union

Johnson's "Great Society" consisted of

• extensive tax cuts and defense spending cuts.

• an intensifying of the war effort in Vietnam.

• reforms in health care, education, and civil rights.

• a conservative support for corporations and wealthy Americans.