8.9 Flashcards
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Great Society
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- Johnson’s domestic policies program. Planned to expand the social reforms of the New Deal. Give assistance to millions of Americans who had previously been forgotten or ignored—the poor, the disabled, and the elderly.
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The Other America (1962) by Michael Harrington
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- helped focus national attention on the 40 million Americans still living in poverty. Motivated President Johnson to declare an
“unconditional war on poverty” in 1964.
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Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)
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- Sponsored a wide variety of self-help programs for the poor, such as Head Start for preschoolers, the Job Corps for vocational education, literacy programs, and legal services.
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Community Action Program
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- Allowed the poor to run antipoverty programs in their own neighborhoods (controversial).
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The Election of 1964
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- Democrats: Johnson and his running mate, Senator Hubert Humphrey had a liberal agenda.
- Republicans: Senator Barry Goldwater who advocated ending the welfare state, including the Tennessee Valley Authority and Social Security.
- A Democratic president and Congress were in a position to pass the economic and social reforms originally proposed by President Truman in the 1940s.
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Food Stamp Act
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- (1964)
- Expanded the federal program to help low-income people buy food
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National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
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- (1965)
- Provided federal funding for the arts and for creative and scholarly projects
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Medicare
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- (1965)
- Provided health insurance for all people 65 and older
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Medicaid
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- (1965)
- Provided funds to states to pay for medical care for the poor and disabled
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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- (1965)
- Provided federal funds to poor school districts and funds for special education programs
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Higher Education Act
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- (1965)
- Provided federal scholarships for postsecondary education
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Immigration Act
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- (1965)
- Abolished discriminatory quotas based on national origins
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Child Nutrition Act
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- (1966)
- Added breakfast to the school lunch program
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Department of Transportation (DOT)
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- Planning and coordinating federal transportation projects. It also sets safety regulations for all major modes of transportation.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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- Administers programs that provide housing and community development assistance and ensure fair and equal housing opportunity for all.
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Unsafe at Any Speed (1965) by Ralph Nader
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- Convinced Congress to pass automobile industry regulations that would save hundreds of thousands of lives in the following years.
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Silent Spring (1962) by Rachel Carson
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- Exposed harm of pesticides. Led Congress to pass clean air and water laws.
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Beautify America
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- Campaign led by President Johnson’s wife, Lady Bird Johnson that helped improve the environment. Led to the Highway Beautification Act that removed billboards from federal highways.
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Immigration Shift in 1980s
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- Before the 1960s, most immigrants came from Europe and Canada. By the 1980s, large percentages came from Latin America and Asia, and fewer from Europe and Canada. This was partially caused by refugees from Cuba and Vietnam after communist takeover.
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Immigration Act of 1965
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- Ended the ethnic quota acts of the 1920s favoring Europeans and thereby opened the US to immigrants from all parts of the world. Legal immigration increased sharply.
