Question

How did the Vietnam War affect Johnson's War on Poverty?​

Answer 1

Social legislation slowed down because of the cost of Vietnam.

Vietnam cost so much that there was less money for the war on poverty.

Vietnam took time and attention away from the war on poverty.

Answer 2

Answer:

Vietnam War cost so much that there was less money for the War on Poverty, is the right answer.

Explanation:

The War on Poverty is the informal title for the bill initially proposed by Lyndon B. Johnson, the then U.S. President. It was proposed on 8th January 1964, while his address to State of the Union. Johnson proposed this law in an acknowledgement to national poverty around 90 per cent. However, the Vietnam War affect the War on Poverty of Johnson as it obligated so much that there was less capital for the War on Poverty.