Great Society LBJ

Do you think the Great Society was more of a success or more of a failure?

• The Great Society was more of a success.

• The Great Society was more of a failure.

Which BEST describes the impact of LBJ's Great Society?

• It was the biggest expansion in govt since the New Deal

• It shrank the size of the govt for the first time since the New Deal

• It did nothing to improve the lives of the American People

• It completely eradicated poverty and racism

What was the major goal of LBJ's Great Society Programs?

• to change previous education reforms

• to promote neutrality in the Cold War

• To eradicate poverty and promote equality

• To overturn FDR's new deal

Lyndon B Johnson's administration was known as...

• The Great Society

• The New Deal

• The New Frontier

• The Patriots of America

The Great Society is often compared to FDR's new deal because...

• The both focused on racial equality.

• They both shrank the size of the federal gov't

• They both gave more power to the states.

• Both Programs expanded the role of the federal gov't

True or False: Both President Kennedy and President Johnson's domestic policies promoted greater social equality but failed to eliminate poverty.

• True

• False

What did President Johnson believe about the American economy in 1965?

• ALL Americans were living in prosperity

• Education was the ONLY solution to the disparity in wealth

• Low literacy rates were the ONLY contributing factor to poverty

• Not all ethnic groups and social classes were prospering in the United States

What was Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic agenda?

• New Deal programs

• Monroe Doctrine policies

• Manifest Destiny initiatives

• Great Society programs

What did LBJ mean by "war on poverty"?

• A proposal to reduce government assistance programs

• To provide job training, and education and lift Americans out of poverty

• A strategy to promote economic inequality

• A plan to increase taxes on the wealthy

What did the Economic Opportunity Act provide?

• Subsidies for large corporations and tax reductions

• Helped reduce poverty, provided adult education

• Military funding for overseas operations

• Tax cuts for the wealthy