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U.S. History
Name: ___________________________________
Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
Save this sheet to your own file then visit each website. Respond to the questions completely then print this out.
Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx0K637mBVE and watch the five minute video clip on The Great Society.
1. Summarize the contents of the video in three sentences:
2. Complete the chart for the 3 listed Great Society programs & any 2 of the other Great Society programs listed below:
Job Corps
Upward Bound
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)[descended from the Food Stamp Act of 1964]
Head Start
Name of Program
What It Does
Elementary & Secondary
Education Act
Medicare
Medicaid
http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=50
3. According to the website above, what are seven types of services that the Great Society’s Community Action
programs have continued to provide?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/lbj/player/ (2:01-2:04)
4. According to the above video clip above, Pres. Johnson was the most “_________________” president in U.S. history.
5. Why did LBJ push so hard to get so many laws passed so quickly?
II. Go to
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/presidents-economy-lbj/
video on War on Poverty (2 min.)
6. According to the above video clip, what was the goal of the War on Poverty?
7. In what way did many Americans see the War on Poverty as a cause similar to World War II?
V. President Johnson idolized Franklin D. Roosevelt, and some commentators view the Great Society as an updated
New Deal. What are the similarities and differences between the two initiatives?
In your opinion, were the federal government’s major new spending programs under The Great Society a positive
thing for the United States or a negative thing? Was this an appropriate use of government power or an example of
government power going too far? Discuss your answer in detail (minimum 5 sentences):