Lyndon Johnson, The Assault on Poverty, and the Legacies of the Great Society
Lyndon Johnson created a program called the “Great Society”. The great society is a domestic program in which social welfare programs in attempt to reduce poverty and crime. Johnson envisioned himself as a coalition builder. In the November 1964 election, the president received the majority of votes, and Goldwater could only obtain the support of his home state. The Medicare program, established in 1965, provided federal aid to the elderly for medical expenses.However, those who denounced it called it a “socialized medicine”. To defuse the opposition of the medical community, doctors were allowed to serve Medicare patients privately.In 1966, Johnson lead the passage …show more content…
What was contained in this statement is the Students’ disillusionment with society that they had inherited and their determination to build a new political system. The Free Speech Movement is a period of time where students challenged campus police, occupied administration offices, and participating in strikes. Nearly three quarters of the Berkeley students participated in the Free Speech Movement. In the late 60’s the People’s Park located in California hosted weeks of passionate and often violent conflicts between the administration, which sought to evict the protesters, many of whom supported the advocates of the park and who saw the university’s efforts to close it as a symbol of the struggle between liberation and oppression. A group of people called the Weathermen were responsible for several cases of arson and bombings that destroyed campus buildings and took multiple lives. Many supported the Students for Democratic Society and other groups and above all. Regarding the Vietnam War, students tried to drive out training programs and military recruiters from college campuses. Some draft-age Americans refused …show more content…
John Kennedy established the President’s Commission on the Status of Women to create important networks of feminist activists who would advocate for equality. In 1963, the Kennedy administration helped win passage of the Equal Pay Act, which barred the pervasive practice of paying women less than men for equal work. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 incorporated Title 7 that extended to women many of the same legal protections against discrimination that were being extended to African Americans. Friedan joined to create the National Organization for Women and a large portion of its inspiration came from the African American struggle for freedom. Unfortunately, the Equal Pay Act did not effectively eliminate the practice of paying women less for the same job entirely. The government extended affirmative action guidelines to include sexism with racism, and nearly half of all married women held jobs by the mid 1970s. Many women also were postponing marriage or motherhood for the sake of their careers. A large portion of women were serving in both houses of Congress like Nancy Pelosi and in federal cabinet positions. President Ronald Reagan appointed the first female Superior
Lyndon Johnson created a program called the “Great Society”. The great society is a domestic program in which social welfare programs in attempt to reduce poverty and crime. Johnson envisioned himself as a coalition builder. In the November 1964 election, the president received the majority of votes, and Goldwater could only obtain the support of his home state. The Medicare program, established in 1965, provided federal aid to the elderly for medical expenses.However, those who denounced it called it a “socialized medicine”. To defuse the opposition of the medical community, doctors were allowed to serve Medicare patients privately.In 1966, Johnson lead the passage …show more content…
What was contained in this statement is the Students’ disillusionment with society that they had inherited and their determination to build a new political system. The Free Speech Movement is a period of time where students challenged campus police, occupied administration offices, and participating in strikes. Nearly three quarters of the Berkeley students participated in the Free Speech Movement. In the late 60’s the People’s Park located in California hosted weeks of passionate and often violent conflicts between the administration, which sought to evict the protesters, many of whom supported the advocates of the park and who saw the university’s efforts to close it as a symbol of the struggle between liberation and oppression. A group of people called the Weathermen were responsible for several cases of arson and bombings that destroyed campus buildings and took multiple lives. Many supported the Students for Democratic Society and other groups and above all. Regarding the Vietnam War, students tried to drive out training programs and military recruiters from college campuses. Some draft-age Americans refused …show more content…
John Kennedy established the President’s Commission on the Status of Women to create important networks of feminist activists who would advocate for equality. In 1963, the Kennedy administration helped win passage of the Equal Pay Act, which barred the pervasive practice of paying women less than men for equal work. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 incorporated Title 7 that extended to women many of the same legal protections against discrimination that were being extended to African Americans. Friedan joined to create the National Organization for Women and a large portion of its inspiration came from the African American struggle for freedom. Unfortunately, the Equal Pay Act did not effectively eliminate the practice of paying women less for the same job entirely. The government extended affirmative action guidelines to include sexism with racism, and nearly half of all married women held jobs by the mid 1970s. Many women also were postponing marriage or motherhood for the sake of their careers. A large portion of women were serving in both houses of Congress like Nancy Pelosi and in federal cabinet positions. President Ronald Reagan appointed the first female Superior