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What was the relationship between Johnson’s Great Society and poverty trends between 1960 and 1980? poverty increased significantly as a result of the Great Society it did not affect poverty much over that time poverty was eliminated by the Great Society the level of Americans living in poverty decreased significantly during that period

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When Johnson announced his Great Society program in 1964, he promised to reduce poverty, alleviate hunger and malnutrition, expand community medical care, provide adequate housing, and enhance the employability of the poor. ... Thirty-three million poor people competed for just 600,000 public housing units.

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