Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society Name: _________________________ (War on Poverty) Class Discussion/Activities Mods: ____________ THIS PACKET INCLUDES QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS/RESPOND TO IN WRITING, PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS TO READ AND THINK ABOUT, AND A LINK TO A VIDEO WE WILL WATCH/DISCUSS IN CLASS. As you proceed, be thinking about the following questions: ! What was the War on Poverty? ! What did it hope to achieve? ! What was LBJ’s vision for the War on Poverty (according to historian Robert Dalleck)? Look at/Read the War on Poverty Portion of LBJ’s 1964 State of the Union Address. (Pages A - D) Look at/Read the Great Society speech LBJ gave at the University of Michigan on May 22, 1964. Look at/Read the Great Society speech LBJ gave at a Cabinet meeting on November 19, 1964. Watch the following video clip: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/presidents-e conomy-lbj/ War on Poverty Answer the following questions, now that you’ve read from your book and primary source documents and watched a video clip regarding the War on Poverty. 1- What was the War on Poverty? 2- What did it hope to achieve? 3- What was LBJ’s vision for the War on Poverty (according to historian Robert Dalleck)? Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society Name: _________________________ (War on Poverty) POST WEBCAST ASSIGNMENT Mods: ____________ 1- Everyone must respond to the following questions: Develop an argument in response to the question “Was the Great Society/War on Poverty a success?” using at least 2 pieces of evidence from the Webcast and/or articles read to support your argument. [Consider citing at least one specific argument or speaker from the Webcast to support your claim.] _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 2- Cite at least one specific argument or speaker from the program to support your claim(s) for the following questions: A- Do we need a War on Poverty, and if so, what should it entail? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 3- What is the responsibility of government to the people? What is the meaning of “promote the general welfare”? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Go on to the next questions and complete the questions/activities that apply to you. ACCORDING TO YOUR CURRENT GRADE/% IN US HISTORY, COMPLETE ONE SET OF QUESTIONS/ACTIVITIES BELOW. If your current US History grade is below a 70%, complete the following: 1- Read p. 631 - All of it! 2- Answer the following THOROUGHLY, NEATLY, & COMPLETELY: A- Compare - Why does Margot Dorfman support the minimum wage? Why does the Economic Policy Institute oppose it? B- Analyze - Does minimum wage help reduce poverty? Explain. If your current US History grade is 70% - 84%, complete the following: 1- Go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/01/08/everything-you-n eed-to-know-about-the-war-on-poverty 2- Read the article. 3- Answer the questions below. A- What were the (4) major pieces of legislation that made up the War on Poverty and what did each do? Legislation What it did 1) 2) 3) 4) B- Does this article suggest that the War on Poverty was a success? Why or why not? (Provide evidence from the article to support your answer.) If your current US History grade is 85-100+%, complete the following: 1- Go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/business/50-years-later-war-on-poverty-is-a- mixed-bag.html?_r+0&_r=0 2- Read the article. 3- Answer the questions below. A- What evidence does Lowrey present that the War on Poverty was a success? B- What evidence does she present that suggests it did not meet expectations?.