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LBJ Great Society

The Program LBJ wanted for America = The Great Society! Believed there were 7 ways to reach a Great Society 1.) Civil Rights 5.) Immigration 2.) Poverty 6.) Environment 3.) Education 7.) Consumer Protection 4.) Healthcare 8.) Housing

1. Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Civil Rights) Outlaw discrimination based on race, protected AA vote Create EEOC 2. Economic Opportunity Act (Poverty) Social programs to promote health, education, & general welfare of the impoverished. Created Head Start and Job Corps.

3. ) Elementary & Secondary Edu. Act of 1965 (Education) A. $1 3.) Elementary & Secondary Edu. Act of 1965 (Education) A. $1.3 BILLION DOLLARS (Mooo-lala) B. Buy materials, textbooks, special education programs. C. 1st major aid bill for education

4. Medicare Act of 1965 (Healthcare) A. Medicare = insurance for people 65+ B. Medicaid = insurance for people on welfare. 5.) Immigration Act of 1965 (Immigration) A. Before: National Origins Act of 1929 = set quotas on immigrants, would not let anyone Asian nationals in. B. After: No quotas.

6.) Wilderness Preservation Act (Environment) A. Set aside forest land (9 mill +) B. Keep it clean for recreation 7.) Truth in Packaging Act (Consumer Protections) A. Had to let people know what they were getting. 8.) Urban Renewal (Housing) (HUD) A. Build ¼ million new low-income houses! Robert C. Weaver = 1st Afr. Amer. Cabinet Member.

Election of 1964: Candidates: LBJ & Hubert Humphrey (D) Vs. Goldwater (R) Won by majority: LBJ (486 electoral votes) Goldwater (52 votes)

LBJ’s Legacy: Passed a lot of bills. ??Got things done?? Seeds of Change: Civil Rights Movement & “War on Poverty” Spent a lot of $$$ Vietnam