The Great Society

Who was responsible for the New Deal?
President _________

What were the three goals of the New Deal?
Relief, _________ , and _________ .

Which examples do you remember from the New Deal?
●__________________

●__________________

●__________________

When was the New Deal situated?
After _________ and before _________.

Why did the President try to “pack” the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court ______________________________
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The “Great Society” speech (1964)

“In the remainder of this century urban population will
double, city land will double, and we will have to build
homes and highways and facilities equal to all those
built since this country was first settled. So in the next 40
years we must rebuild the entire urban United States…

A second place where we begin to build the Great
Society is in our countryside... The water we drink, the
food we eat, the very air that we breathe, are threatened
with pollution. Our parks are overcrowded, our seashores
overburdened. Green fields and dense forests are
disappearing…

In many places, classrooms are overcrowded and
curricula are outdated. Most of our qualified teachers are
underpaid and many of our paid teachers are
unqualified. Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and
learning must offer an escape from poverty.”

In which three places does President Johnson

intend to build a “Great Society?”

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In which three places does
President Johnson intend to
build a “Great Society?”

Reading for
the basics
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Great
Society

President Johnson’s
domestic agenda,
aiming to expand
civil rights while
also addressing

poverty, education,

pollution, and

more.

War on
Poverty

Part of Johnson’s
Great Society, this
initiative stemmed

from the nearly

20% poverty rate in

the country and
was announced at

his State of the

Union.

The “Great Society” speech (1964)

“In the remainder of this century urban population will
double, city land will double, and we will have to build
homes and highways and facilities equal to all those
built since this country was first settled. So in the next 40
years we must rebuild the entire urban United States…

A second place where we begin to build the Great
Society is in our countryside... The water we drink, the
food we eat, the very air that we breathe, are threatened
with pollution. Our parks are overcrowded, our seashores
overburdened. Green fields and dense forests are
disappearing…

In many places, classrooms are overcrowded and
curricula are outdated. Most of our qualified teachers are
underpaid and many of our paid teachers are
unqualified. Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and
learning must offer an escape from poverty.”

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How might the issues in

the classroom impact

people living in poverty?

How might the issues in the

countryside impact people

living in poverty?

How might the issues in

the cities impact

people living in

poverty?