Similarities between the New Deal and the Great Society
#1 Both the New Deal and the Great Society used the government to enhance social welfare
#2 Both the New Deal and the Great Society included the following:
- Government sponsored employment programs
- Government support of the arts
- Federal programs to encourage housing construction
- Federal legislation to help the elderly
Differences between the New Deal and the Great Society
#1 Preschool education for disadvantaged children was an innovative Great Society Program. This was not an extension of the New Deal
#2 In contrast to the New Deal, The Great Society included federal legislation protecting civil liberties of African American