The Great Society: Fumimaro Kobayashi Period C

In My of 1964, the then president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, proposed a program that would help improve the american society. It was aimed to end poverty, end racila injustice, promote equal opportunity, and promote a richer quality of life for all.
The first program was in education. Between 1965 to 1966, he introduced a series of bills that promoted education in the country. An example would ne the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Another program was in healthcare. The president and congress established medicare and medicaid. This allowed many previously uninsured people to recieve healthcare with little or no payment. Another program was in housing. He decided on multiple ideas that gave power to the urban areas. One such decision was to create many houses for moderate-income families, and establishing the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Another program was about Immigration. Previously, the ethnic groups that were allowed to come to the US were limited. There were discriminations when it came to arriving in the US. Thus the Immigration Act of 1965, that allowed no restrictions based on nationality, was established. Another step Lyndon Johnson took was a decision for the enviroment. He proposed many decisions to clean waste and debris from all around the country. An example would be the Water Quality Act of 1965, this required states to clean up its rivers. One final program was based on cosumer protection. New laws and bills were passed that allowed major-safetylaws, such as setting requirements for labeling goods, to be passed. In conclusion, Lyndon B. Johnson was a dreamer that helped promote various types of great programs that still help and affect our life today.