AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
Johnson, the Great Society and the 1964 Election
- 3 things to know
- Component 2
Overview
Recall questions on how Johnson came to office and won in his own right, his methods of persuasion and the aims of the Great Society.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
How would you characterise Johnson's political personality?
What was Medicare and who did it cover?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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How did Lyndon B. Johnson become President, and what was the outcome of the 1964 presidential election?
Model answer
Johnson became President following Kennedy's assassination in November 1963. He won the 1964 election by a landslide against Barry Goldwater.
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What was 'the Johnson treatment'?
Model answer
A form of personal persuasion used by Johnson, involving his domineering political skills to pressure and convince politicians to support his agenda.
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How would you characterise Johnson's political personality?
Model answer
Domineering political skills, use of personal persuasion known as 'the Johnson treatment', and a combination of idealism with ruthless pragmatism.
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What was the Great Society?
Model answer
Johnson's domestic reform programme aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice through federal government intervention.
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What did the Economic Opportunity Act 1964 establish?
Model answer
It established the Office of Economic Opportunity as part of Johnson's War on Poverty.
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What was Medicare and who did it cover?
Model answer
Medicare was a 1965 programme providing health insurance for Americans over 65 years old.
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