Question

This event gave new President Johnson the political capital to force his domestic agenda through Congress


Johnson's reelection


Kennedy's assassination


Cuban Missile Crisis


Vietnam War

Answer 1

The event that gave new President Johnson the political capital to force his domestic agenda through Congress was **Kennedy's assassination**. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Johnson was able to leverage the national mourning and the public's desire for continuity to push his domestic policy initiatives, which he referred to as the "Great Society."