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How did the Vietnam War impact President Johnson's Great Society programs?
Mariella Tejeda
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
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President Johnson cut back on Great Society Programs to help pay fro the war - GradPoint/NovaNet
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∙ 11y agoThe war diverted Johnson and the people away from his "great society"; he wanted to be remembered for "his" great society, not the war. Johnson hated the Vietnam War so much that he refused to run for president in 1968.
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What was president johnsons unltimate goal in vietnam?
President Johnson's ultimate goal in Vietnam was to disengage without losing the war. This was back in history.
The war in Vietnam led to a sharp decline in president johnsons popularity true o false?
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How did great society suffer from the Vietnam war?
The Great Society was NOT the result of the Vietnam war. They were a set of domestic programs and the main objective of the programs was the elimination of poverty and inequality. Medicare is one of the programs that came about as a result of the programs. Federal funding for education was also part of the Great Society. In the last two or three months much of these programs have been eliminated or will be changed.
How did the Vietnam war effect johnsons war on poverty?
Social Legislation slowed down because of the cost of Vietnam. (Apex)
Who was the president of north Vietnam at the time also who was the president of south Vietnam what happened to the president of south Vietnam and who replaced him as leader?
ANSWER Ho Chi Minh was the president of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War his original name was Nguyen Tat. Diem was the president of South Vietnam. Diem was assassinated Nguyen Van Thien was the president of South Vietnam after him.
What did President Nixon believed the Great Society programs had to do?
That was LBJs program; Nixon concentrated on Vietnam.
What was president johnsons unltimate goal in vietnam?
President Johnson's ultimate goal in Vietnam was to disengage without losing the war. This was back in history.
What was true about president johnsons attire towards vietnam?
He was committed to maintaining an independent South Vietnam and to achieving success in Southeast Asia.
What best describes President Lyndons B Johnsons action toward Vietnam?
resented that he esculated the war
The war in Vietnam led to a sharp decline in president johnsons popularity true o false?
fasle
What democratic president diverted funds from the Great Society programs?
Lyndon B. Johnson diverted fund from the Great Society programs to be spent on Arm, Troops, and other defenses essential to fight the Vietnam War
How did the Vietnam affect president Johnson great society?
The Vietnam War deflected people from the aims of his Great Society.
How did great society suffer from the Vietnam war?
The Great Society was NOT the result of the Vietnam war. They were a set of domestic programs and the main objective of the programs was the elimination of poverty and inequality. Medicare is one of the programs that came about as a result of the programs. Federal funding for education was also part of the Great Society. In the last two or three months much of these programs have been eliminated or will be changed.
What cause the end of Great Society programs?
Funding was needed for the Vietnam war
What guided Johnsons policies in Vietnam?
His commitment to containing communism
What influenced President Johnsons decision not to run for re election?
He decided not to run for re-election because he said he wanted to only work at getting the troops out of Vietnam
During the Vietnam war president Johnson was interested in?
His "Great Society." That was the term used.
