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we went over kennedy's assassination again
truman:
became president because roosevelt died and his second term he won because of his campaign style
fought in ww1
lyndon johnson:
jfk's vice president
took over as president after jfk was assassinated
made sure that everyone should vote for him or else a nuclear war would be started
johnson used scare tactics to win
put together the warren commision to investigate the jfk assassination
passed civil rights act of 1964 which outlawed most forms of racial segregation
passed the voting rights act (1965) which outlawed discrimination in voting thus allowing millions of southern blacks to vote for the first time
started affirmative action laws- letting african americans into colleges
passed the immigration act of 1965 which allowed more non-european people to immigrate to US; immigration more than doubled between 1965-1970
the great society- like the new deal- helps ppl who need help in our country
planned to-
aid education
attack disease
medicare and medicad
urban renewal
beautification
war on poverty
control and prevention of crime
removal of obstacles to the right to vote
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