Did the Great Society fulfill their problems?

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How does this document answer the essential question?

It illustrates the great society programs that addressed issues including education, consumer and environmental protection, health and welfare, and "The War on Poverty." Every problem has numerous acts or answers to improve the situation underlying it.

It claims that because numerous laws were implemented to address and improve the issue, the great society initiatives fulfilled up to their promises.

President Johnson is portrayed as a western bartender in the "L.B.J. Budget," seeking for two cowboys, "Military establishments" and "Arms costs," to move aside so that a small, poor man named "Health, Education, and Welfare" has space at the bar.

The great society initiatives delivered on their promises by creating space for welfare and health education.

The image shows the proportion of the population living in poverty and the rates of poverty between 1957 and 2007. This is to demonstrate whether or not the acts that were implemented improved by  the state of poverty in any way.

The great society plans fell short of expectations, as evidenced by the fact that poverty either increased or remained the same while little progress was made to implement the acts.

In it, a huge, expensively dressed woman named "Vietnam War" is shown on President Johnson's arm, and he is seen speaking with a tiny woman named "U.S. Urban Needs" who has a patched dress and bare feet.

The Great Society initiatives demonstrated that President Johnson made an effort to address American needs, keeping his word.