What was the War on Poverty?

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Sim W.
Sep 26, 2017

It was launched by Johnson after 1963 to reduce poverty

Explanation:

The War on poverty was the continuation of Kennedy's Last Frontier and aimed at struggling against poverty by using state intervention. Minorities such as Hispanics, African Americans were targeted and even Native Americans benefitted from new programs.

Medicare and Medicaid which help respectively elderly people and poor people by providing free healthcare are the most widely known programs inherited from this policy.

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