The War on Poverty?

The war on poverty was not a military engagement- it refers to the new federal programs designed to combat poverty under the Lyndon Johnson administration. I can't think of any previous programs of...

This was part of a package of legislation put forth by President Johnson (LBJ), under his "Great Society" program; that became side-tracked by the escalating war in Southeast Asia. See: "Great...

This was a term for the social programs of the Lyndon Johnson administration such as TAP (Total Action against Poverty .

the human condition.

After a war, people in poverty "often" will regain there foothold on living standards by learning from their observations learned during the war. They will put "lessons learned" to use.