A | B |
Lyndon Johnson | tried to end poverty in the United States by creating the Great Society; decided not to run for reelection in 1968 because his Vietnam War policies had reduced his popularity with voters |
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson | supported domestic policies that provided direct help to those in need |
Great Society | its goal was to improve the quality of life for the poor; used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to describe his efforts to end poverty and discrimination in the United States |
Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson | expanded the power of the presidency |
Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society and the Progressive Era | used federal government power to improve social conditions |