History of the United States II / Unit 18 USH2 2563 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Great Society
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The idea
Lyndon Johnson extended the settlement: in nineteen sixty-five Congress passed Medicare and Medicaid, federal aid to schools and a new immigration law, entry 1967 records.
In practice
Health insurance for Americans over sixty-five, signed beside Harry Truman, entry 1968 records.
Where people slip
The anchor, entry 1967 notes, records poverty cut nearly in half by the time Johnson left office.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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