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The Great Society
1964 election 
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Poverty
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EOA also established Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) which sent Americans to poverty-stricken American communities to rebuild
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Education
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Using federal funds, this act improved libraries, learning centers, and services
This act dramatically helped Indian, inner city, and Mexican American schools
Environment and Consumer
Water Quality Act (1965) and Clean Water Restoration Act (1966) improved water and air standards throughout the country
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (1966) established safety standards for automobiles
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Heathcare
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Medicare also included Medicade which provided basic medical services to poor and disabled Americans who were not apart of the Social Security system
Medicare- provided basic hospital insurance for Americans in the Social Security system that were 65 and older
Immigration
National Origins Acts of 1965 altered previous acts that favored Western Immigrants and limited other communist countries
Immigrants from Latin America, Central America, The Caribbean, and Asia began to enter the US.