US History C common essay P.3 Domestic: There are many domestic policies that have been impactful on US History. The three domestic policies that had a huge impact on American history have been The Elementary and Secondary education act, the Vietnam war draft, and the 26th Amendment. The Elementary and Secondary education act was a policy based off the war on poverty which gave the opportunity for students from different economics to equally succeed. The Vietnam war draft was a policy that started when the US needed many troops for the Vietnam war and the amount of citizens drafted increased after Lyndon B. Johnson escalating the conflict. The 26th amendment was policy that allowed many more Americans to vote due to the voter age requirement decreasing from 21 to 18 years of age. The Elementary and Secondary Education act had a huge impact on American history. …show more content…
Johnson’s War on Poverty. These were policies that made our Federal Government help out the poor and low income citizens. These policies were passed in 1965. The Elementary and Secondary education Act was a policy that was intended to give children opportunities to succeed despite growing up in different economic backgrounds. It also shortened achievement gaps between wealthy and poor children. This policy had public schools getting funded by the federal government. It improved our education system by providing enough money to have more resources for education. This policy improved education and more children were successful. This also had a huge impact on jobs because there would be less people working in jobs that involve hard labor. This improved many lives because of better paying jobs and more jobs with better working conditions. This policy impacted American history. The Vietnam War draft had a huge effect on American