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President Johnson created the Office of Economic Opportunity to coordinate a series of new antipoverty programs. These programs included the Job Corps, Head Start, Volunteers in Service to America, and a program that allowed American Indians to establish poverty programs on reservations.
All of these programs required the approval of Congress and all required that taxpayers pay for them.
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∙ 14y agoEvery US president has to do some "one" thing to establish his legacy, a few examples:
1. Washington was the FIRST US president; that's his legacy (no one can ever claim that one).
2. Jackson was the ONLY US president to ever pay off the US national debt.
3. Lincoln preserved the union; but people will remember him as "freeing the slaves."
4. FDR won WWII (or at least is remembered as the WWII US President).
LBJ wanted to be remembered as the man who created the "Great Society" in America, and that included his war on poverty. Unfortunately, Vietnam de-railed his legacy. His "Great Society" has succeeded, but that's not what people remember him for (which is why he refused remain the President of the US for another term).
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Why did congress fight against President Johnson?
They were fighting against Pres.Johson because they were confedreates and they were mad that they lost i think o_O
How did the Vietnam War impact President Johnson's Great Society programs?
The Great Society program became Johnson's agenda for Congress in January 1965: aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, and the removal of obstacles
When did France decide to help America fight England?
After the Battle of Saratoga.
Why did Rome decide fight three wars against Carthage?
For control of the Western Mediterranean.
How did Johnson decide to escalate the war in Vietnam?
When Johnson took office in Nov 1963, the US had very few military personnel in Vietnam, mainly "advisors" who were there to help teach the South Vietnamese to fight against the North. Johnson was the President who began sending large numbers of troops, especially after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in Aug 1964.
Which office was created to fight the war on poverty under President Johnson's Great Society Program?
Th Office of Economic Opportunity was created under President Johnson's Great Society Program.
What was Johnson's plan to end poverty and fight communism called?
Johnson's war on provertyThe New Frontier
What was president Johnson' s plan to fight against poverty?
What inspired Johnson's war on poverty was that he knew what it was like to live in poverty from his childhood, and he understood suffering and he believed in social action. He felt that a wealthy, powerful government could and should try to improve the lives of its citizens.
Which president is known for inspiring young Americans to fight poverty abroad and in American inner cities?
President Obama
What is a statement that summarizes the movement to impeach President Andrew Johnson?
President Johnson was disliked by many because he used his political power to fight against equal rights for former slaves.
Poverty and Crime?
Never commit crime Help fight poverty
What did president kennedys domestic agenda primarily fight?
President Kennedy's domestic agenda was primarily to fight poverty and move ahead in the space race with the Soviet Union. Anti-poverty legislation passed by Congress during his term included Social Security and minimum wage hikes, along with food stamps and the school lunch program.
Which president is known for inspiring young Americans to join programs to fight poverty abroad?
Barack Obama actually, it was JFK who began the Peace Core.
How did the Gulf of Ton-kin Resolution affect President Lyndon B Johnson's ability to fight communism in South Vietnam?
The resolution allowed President Johnson to commit more troops to South Vietnam without the approval of Congress.
Why did congress fight against President Johnson?
They were fighting against Pres.Johson because they were confedreates and they were mad that they lost i think o_O
How did the Vietnam War impact President Johnson's Great Society programs?
The Great Society program became Johnson's agenda for Congress in January 1965: aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, and the removal of obstacles
WHAt is the function of FAO?
it is food for the poor and to fight from poverty
