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Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that removed obstacles preventing African Americans from voting. Also discussed is Johnson's foreign policy in Vietnam and American participation in the Vietnam War.
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american commitment in vietnam, economic opportunity act of 1964, gulf of tonkin resolution, higher education act, immigration and nationality act, lyndon johnson administration, openstax: contesting futures: america in 1960s: lyndon johnson and great society, social security act of 1965, tet offensive, u.s. bombing of north vietnam, vietnam war, voting rights act of 1965, education reform under lyndon johnson, end of great society, lyndon baines johnson administration (1963 to 1968)
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- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)