Lyndon B. Johnson was successful with his program "The Great Society," was unsuccessful with the Vietnam War, and was ultimately defeated by his personal crusades.
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 assisted young Americans who lacked skills, who did not complete their education because of hardships and because they were too poor, by creating a job Corps, a Work-Training Program, and a Work Study Program . The creation of the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1964 helped administrate programs such as Community Action, Head Start, VISTA, as well as others ; it helped with the distribution of federal funds targeting poverty. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the requirements that would-be voters in the United States take literacy tests to qualify to register to vote, provided federal registration of voters in areas that had less than 50 percent of eligible voters registered, provided for Department of Justice oversight to registration which included the Department's approval......
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