Lyndon B Johnson

Question 1

Who was President Johnson?

Answer 1

Lyndon B Johnson was the 36th President of the United States.

Question 2

When was Johnson president?

Answer 2

Lyndon B Johnson was in office from 1963 to 1969.

Question 3

What was Johnson’s background?

Answer 3

❖He did not come from a wealthy background and was born in Texas, and this shaped the kind of president he wanted to be.
❖His ambitions as president included creating a ‘Great Society’ that was fair to everyone.
❖Despite his ambitions he is most remembered for his role in the Vietnam War.

Question 4

What were the key events in Johnson’s presidency?

Answer 4

❖He took over as president after the assassination of John F Kennedy.
❖He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race or colour, sex, religion or national origin illegal.
❖Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving Johnson the power to pursue military action in Vietnam in August 1964.
❖Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated in April 1968.
❖The Tet Offensive happened in January 1968.

Question 5

What were Johnson’s views on the Cold War?

Answer 5

Johnson was anti-communist and, like Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy, he was committed to stopping the spread of communism.

Question 6

Lyndon B Johnson introduced a number of policies as part of his ‘_____ ______’.

Answer 6

Great Society

Question 7

What were Johnson’s policies on Civil Rights?

Answer 7

Johnson established two important Civil Rights Acts: The Civil Rights Act of 1964, and The Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Question 8

LBJ raised the minimum wage from $1.25 to _____, and created the _____ ______ to help high school leavers get jobs.

Answer 8

$1.40

Job Corps

Question 9

The _________ _____ ____ of 1965 provided ________ for the old and Medicaid for the poor.

Answer 9

Medical Care Act

Medicare

Question 10

__________ _________ gave money to schools in cities to provide a better education.

Answer 10

Operation Headstart

Question 11

The ___________ and ___________ Education Act increased funding for all schools.

Answer 11

Elementary

Secondary

Question 12

Summary of LBJ Civil Rights successes?

Answer 12

1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Act

Question 13

Summary of LBJ economical successes?

Answer 13

The minimum wage was raised from $1.25 per hour to $1.40.

Question 14

Summary of LBJ healthcare successes?

Answer 14

The Medical Care Act 1965 provided Medicare for the old and Medicaid for the poor.

Question 15

Summary of LBJ employment successes?

Answer 15

In 1959, 56% of African Americans lived below the poverty line; by 1970 it was 30%.

Question 16

Summary of LBJ educational successes?

Answer 16

Operation Headstart gave money to schools in cities to provide a better education for the poor.

Question 17

Summary of LBJ Civil Rights failures?

Answer 17

In 1964 and 1965 there were riots in Harlem, New York and Watts, after African American men were shot by police officers.

Question 18

Summary of LBJ economical failures?

Answer 18

Programmes were costly to run and increased national debt. Social Security and Medicare took the largest part of the budget.