Asked by kennith taylor on Jun 08, 2024

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Unlike the New Deal, the Great Society was a response to prosperity, not depression.

Great Society

A set of domestic programs in the United States launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and 1965, aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice.

New Deal

A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s to counteract the effects of the Great Depression.

  • Evaluate the effects of political choices and leadership on the domestic and international policies of the United States during the 1960s.
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Paola PribanicJun 08, 2024
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The Great Society was initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson during a period of economic prosperity in the 1960s, aiming to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, unlike the New Deal, which was a response to the Great Depression of the 1930s.