For my assigned blog i did a report on Lyndon B Johnson's accomplishments. Jenna and I split this topic as Olivia and Teresa covered the other two topics.
One of Lyndon B Johnson's accomplishments was the Great Society Programs. Lyndon's idea of a great society was to terminate national poverty, promote more education to those who are in need of it, and to give health care to elders or people in need of health care. This can also be known as a continuation of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal (1933-1935) and four freedoms (1941). Some of the Great Society Programs includes:
Antipoverty programs- Antipoverty programs was a big one. Johnson really wanted to tackle and take down national poverty. He wanted to create more jobs and schooling education for those who couldn't afford education. He also wanted to make sure that no one was starving from poverty. This also helped discrimination against black African Americans and other races slowly disappear. If a person of a different race wanted to go to a school. They could not be turned down and refused. If a person of a different race wanted to apply for a job they were to be hired on the skills they had or didn't have, Not on their race nor gender.
War on poverty- This was to attack and destroy national poverty. This was first introduced by the 36th president Lyndon B. Johnson. The national poverty rate at the time of this proposal, January 8, 1964, was nearly 19%! That is a high poverty rate.
Creation of Medicare and Medicaid- Lots and millions of elderly old people received aid and assistance hard and tough times of need.
Gun Control act of 1968-Lyndon B johnson wanted to stop the unproper use of gun usage and srimes all acrossed america. Gangs and other people that were messed up needed to be put to a stop. so they created the gun control act of 1968. This bill would put an end to the sale of lethal weapons to minors that were not allowed to have possession of these guns and they would commit horrible crimes. This also stopped the the selling of guns to place to place without a permit or license and they were also to not sell and bullets that could be loaded into any gun and to be used or mishandled.
- I think that Lyndon B Johnson did a lot for our country. and a lot for the good! He saved and made a difference in the poverty in our country. he made a big difference in the termination of discrimination of our country. He truly helped our country and made a good difference in our country.
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Good info! Try to space your paragraphs a bit to make it easier to read.