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Why did support for the Great Society decline in the late 1960s?
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One of the reasons support for the Great Society declined in the late 1960's were issues with the Vietnam War. The Vietnam war greatly reduced the amount of political power that could be used promoting The Great Society. Johnson felt that he was going to be criticized either way. If he elected to stay out of the war and work on his Great Society programs at home he would be criticized as a coward for not promoting the promise of containment. This would not only hurt him but the nation as well. If he entered the war it would essentially kill any chance of the Great Society working to its full extent, he felt that his obligation as President was to the nation, and therefore chose to enter the war, which damaged his Great Society.
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What played a key role in the decline of the Great Society?
popo
What was the primary argument against Johnson's Great Society programs by the mid-1960s?
Gave federal government to much power
What was the significance of Lyndon B. Johnson Great society programs?
Unlike the old New Deal, which was a response to a severe financial and economic calamity, the Great Society initiatives came just as the United States' post-World War II prosperity was starting to fade, but before the coming decline was being felt by the middle and upper classes.
Where did the great society start?
the great society actually started in U.S.
Whcih president strted the great social society program?
LBJ had the Great Society program.
What orchestrated the Great Society programs of the 1960s?
Lyndon Johnson
What played a key role in the decline of the Great Society?
popo
Why was great society of the 1960s given that particular name?
The Great Society was a set of social reforms initiated primarily by President Lyndon Johnson aimed at the elimination of poverty and racial injustice and thus the creation of a Great Society.
Which social policy was created to help poor and older Americans in the 1960s?
the great society
Did william henry harrison create the great society?
No. Harrison was President for all of one month in 1841. The Great Society was the work of President Lyndon Johnson in the mid-1960s.
What was the political climate like in 1960?
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Cold War was an important issue in U.S. politics. The Civil Rights Movement and Johnson's Great Society were important in the 1960s.
What was the primary argument Johnson's Great Society programs by the mid-1960s?
Gave federal government to much power
What was the primary argument against Johnson's Great Society programs by the mid-1960s?
Gave federal government to much power
What was the primary argument against Johnson great society programs by mid-1960s?
Gave federal government to much power
What was the primary argument against Johnsons Great Society programs by the mid-1960s?
Gave federal government to much power
What was Lyndon B Johnson's plan for America called?
A+ the great society
When did the second great awakening end?
The Second Great Awakening was in decline by the 1830s.
