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Study Guide: Lyndon B. Johnson

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civil rights:_____________________________________________________________________
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Why did Lyndon B. Johnson become President of the United States?
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What were some of the improvements that Johnson included in his plan called The Great Society?
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Explain the purpose of the Head Start Program. Is it still in use today? Was it beneficial?
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Explain the Voting Rights Act. Why was it a turning point?
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Lyndon B. Johnson Study Guide - Answers

Campaign- the period during which people running for office try to convince voters to vote for them
Civil rights- the basic rights that all citizens in a country have
Poverty- lack of money
Segregation- the practice of keeping people of different races apart
Tolerance- respect for others values and beliefs
Short Answers:
Lyndon B. Johnson grew up in a house with no electricity and no running water and that many other
people faced the same hardships. One problem that LBJ wanted to solve was poverty.

Not allowing African Americans to stay at the same hotels or eat at the same restaurants as other
people is known as segregation.

Senator Lyndon B. Johnson believed that all citizens share basic freedoms that should be respected, and
he persuaded other people to pass laws to protect these freedoms, known as civil rights.

Lyndon B. Johnson believed that everyone deserved to be respected no matter what their differences.
This shows LBJs tolerance towards others.

After Lyndon B. Johnson served as Vice President, he suddenly became the President of the United
States because the President was killed.

LBJs work displayed the character trait of diligence when he worked for a long time to end segregation.
He succeeded when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Spending more money to improve education, housing, and health were part of Johnsons plan, which was
called The Great Society.

Part of President Lyndon B. Johnson helped create a government program to help preschool children
learn to read. The program is still in use today; it is called Head Start. It helped level the playing field
of children raised without resources or support by providing supports to develop early childhood
education.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a law that made it illegal to require African Americans to take tests
in order to vote and ended other unfair practices. The law was called the voting right act. This helped
allow African Americans to exercise their rights and decrease the fear and torture at the voting polls.

To pay for the services that government provides, people pay taxes.