History A-Level

Lyndon Johnson

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Used legislative skill and presidential influence to secure passage, though his effectiveness was limited by opposition, the Vietnam War and urban unrest.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 4 ‘I have a dream’, 1954–68 (study guide)

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Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 4 ‘I have a dream’, 1954–68 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)

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