President Lyndon B. Johnson created a set of programs that were known as the Great Society. Which earlier social engineering program directly influenced Johnson's initiatives?

Question

the Open Society

the New Deal

Affirmative Action

the Great Leap Forward

Answer 1

The earlier social engineering program that directly influenced President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society initiatives was the New Deal. The New Deal, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression, aimed to provide relief, recovery, and reform in the United States. Johnson's Great Society programs built upon these ideas, focusing on eliminating poverty and racial injustice, as well as expanding access to education and healthcare.