Question

To make America "the Great Society" was a pronouncement concerning _____________________.

• A. Richard Nixon's ideas on federalism.
• B. John F. Kennedy's initiatives on civil rights.
• C. Gerald Ford's fight against inflation.
• D. Lyndon B. Johnson's plan to fight poverty.
• E. Jimmy Carter's goals concerning education.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Lyndon B. Johnson's plan to fight poverty.

To make America "the Great Society" was a pronouncement concerning Lyndon B. Johnson's plan to fight poverty. The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment. In May 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson laid out his agenda for a “Great Society” during a speech at the University of Michigan.