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P.1.9- Great society Flashcards

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1
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When Kennedy died in 1963 what was over and what was the USA experiencing? and why?

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The recession that had affected the US economy was over

The USA was experiencing a period of economic prosperity

Kennedys aid to depressed areas had helped bring this about

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What were the Johnson program and reforms called?

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The great society continuation

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In many ways, the Great Society was a…

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continuation of Kennedy’s programme with an increased focus on civil rights and aiding the poor, whilst also improving the economy

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What did Johnson call his plans other than the great society?

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“War on poverty”

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When did Johnson win the election and to whom? and by how much?

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In 1964 Johnson won a landslide victory over Barry Goldwater

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Why did Johnson win the election?

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Successfully associated himself with Kennedy

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How much of the vote did Johnson win?

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61.1% of the popular vote

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Why did Barry Goldwater not win the elections?

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Lack of support from own party due to his deeply unpopular conservative political position

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How did Johnson portray Goldwater?

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Dangerous extremist

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10
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how much of the nation’s wealth did the top 20% of the population own?

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77%

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How much of the nation’s wealth did the bottom 20% own?

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0.5%

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The top 10% of the population earned how many times as much as the bottom 10%

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28

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What % of blacks were classed as poor?

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43%

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What was the annual income of poor black families?

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less than $300

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What % of black Americans owned businesses?

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1%

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In 1962 what % of Americans had barely enough money to buy food or pay for accommodation?

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20-25%

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What book revealed the extent of poverty and what did it suggest?

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Michael Harrington’S Book the other America: Poverty in the US 1962

suggested that there were hidden slums in rural areas in the deep south and on reservations

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what were the 3 main options to solve extreme poverty? and which did the great society place emphasis on?

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  1. Redistribute society’s wealth more evenly
  2. To give more to the poor
  3. To give the individual poor a better chance to overcome their poverty

More emphasis on 3

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What was the economic opportunity act and when was it?

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1964

Co-ordinating a variety of initiatives to eradicate poverty within the USA

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What were some of the successes of the economic opportunity act?

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44 states had anti-poverty programs

Members of 25,000 families on welfare were receiving work training

35,000 adults learning to read and write

21
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3 acts that advanced the rights of minority groups

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  1. Civil rights act 1964
  2. Voting rights Act 1965
  3. Fair housing act 1968
22
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3 acts that helped decrease poverty

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  1. Economic oppurtunity act 1964
  2. Head start
  3. Job corps
23
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2 failed acts due to lack of funds johnsons underestimation

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  1. Medicare

2. Demonstration cities and met act 1966

24
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What did the head start bill enable for children and how many children benefitted from it?

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enable poor preschool children to catch up with other children

1 million disadvantaged children enrolled

50,000 disadvantaged students participated each year during johnsons presidency

25
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What did the job corps provide? and how many new job corp centres were made?

A

Jobs and training

53 new job corps centers

26
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How many people received either jobs or job training due to the job corps?

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100,000

27
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What did the civil rights act 1964 ban? and what did this show?

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Banned racial segregation in public places
End Jim crow laws

Demonstrated changing social attitudes in society and congress as Kennedy struggled to make progress in this area before.

28
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What did the Voting rights act of 1965 ban and what did it REMOVE ?

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  • Banned voter registration tests to prove educational achievement
  • removed several barriers that some southern states had to prevent blacks from voting
29
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What did the voting rights act ensure?

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Black voters had the opportunity to choose who represented them on a local, state, and federal level

Black issues had a prominent place on the political agenda

30
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How did the laws in the south prevent blacks from voting?

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impossible to pass

making any changes to the state voting laws without prior approval from congress

31
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What did the Fair housing act 1968 prohibit?

A

Prohibit racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing

Integrate housing

32
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What 2 things did the voting rights act tackle?

A

De facto segregation

Black ghettos

contributed to transforming the opportunities available to black Americans

33
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Overall did Johnson’s great society transform the USA?

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ensured black Americans had legal rights and backing to protest against poor treatment and set a precedent for future gov action to protect minority groups

34
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Who was the first black mayor of Fayette Mississippi?

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Charles Evers due to

35
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By 1968 what % of the black population of Mississippi were registered to vote?

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59%

36
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Between 1965 and 68 how did spending to help the poor change?

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doubled

37
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how did the % of Americans living below the poverty line change?

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declined from 20% to 12%

38
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what did the medicare act provide and when was it?

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1965

Provided federally funded health insurance for 65+ and disabled regardless of their income or existing medical conditions

39
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How much did the medicare act cost by 1993? and 1966

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$144 billion in 93

$3.5 billion in 66

40
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By 1965 what % of GNP went to healthcare? and what did to change to in 1990

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5%

15%

41
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1966 how many were enrolled in healthcare?

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19 million

42
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The growing belief that his great society had run out of steam in the face of…

A

Financial reality

43
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What was the issue with the medicare act?

A

Gaps in coverage

44
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What were the demonstration cities and metropolitan act 1966?

A

Stated that areas such as Chicago, Houston , Detroit and LA would be seen as model cities/demonstration cities

all gov levels would work on housing and replicate

45
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What did Johnson estimate the cost of the demonstration cites and met act 1966?

but how much did new york alone need according to the new york times?

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$2.4 billion

$6 billion

46
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Why were the demonstration cities and met acts not effective?

A

MOney was spread too thinly

47
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To what extent did President Johnson’s Great Society program improve the quality
of life for poor people in America?

A

OVERALL: NO

  1. JOB CORPS, HEAD START, ECONOMIC OPPURICTY ACT- YES
  2. OMNIBUS HOUSING ACT 1965, DEMO MET ACT - HOUSING
  3. HEALTHCARE/ EDUCATION- MEDICARE, ESEA 1965
48
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To what extent did President Johnson’s Great Society program improve the quality
of life for poor people in America?

A

OVERALL: NO

  1. JOB CORPS, HEAD START, ECONOMIC OPPURICTY ACT- YES
  2. OMNIBUS HOUSING ACT 1965, DEMO MET ACT - HOUSING- NO
  3. HEALTHCARE/ EDUCATION- MEDICARE, ESEA 1965- NO
49
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What did the omnibus Housing act finance?

A

Financed rent supplements and low moderate-income homes in ghettos

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