History A-Level

Great Society

What Great Society means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Great Society

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Johnson's programme, launched on Kennedy's legacy, which secured landmark legislation such as the Civil Rights Act (1964), Medicare and Medicaid, though the Vietnam War ultimately drained its funding.

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