National+History+Day

=THEME: Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, and Consequences=

=__Time Frame: 1930-1975__= =Amber Polia - Research Paper= =[|What was the Great Society and was it successful?]=
 * Debate: An argument with at least two opposing sides
 * Diplomacy: Negotiations by the government with another nation
 * Successes: Positive outcomes
 * Failures: Negative outcomes
 * Consequences: Results, outcomes

NOTES - DELETED AS I ENTER THEM INTO ROUGH DRAFT TO HELP ORGANIZATION
//explain all sides, argue one//


 * econ. opp.**
 * tax reduction**
 * wilderness protection**
 * medicare and medicaid**
 * voting rights**
 * water quality**
 * national traffic and mv**
 * air quality**


 * __Programs within the Great Society were successful, the Great Society itself was not a long-lasting success. Poverty still exists today and will continue to exist. (my thought)__**

INTRO: -Include:
 * Lyndon Johnson vs. Barry Goldwater
 * What was the Great Society?
 * What was the purpose of it?

BODY: -Include:
 * One paragraph: Programs for education
 * One paragraph: Were these programs successful?
 * One paragraph: Programs for everything else
 * One paragraph: Were these programs successful?

CONCLUSION: -Include:
 * Any other successes/failures
 * Statistics
 * Argue the success