1.4 Flashcards
when was the Area Redevelopment Act passed + what was it trying to achieve?
- 1961
- $394 mil over 4 years to extend employment opportunities
what were the successes of the Area Redevelopment Act?
- created 26,000 jobs
- training programmes that benefitted 15,000 people
what were the failures of the Area Redevelopment Act?
- poorly funded by congress
- 5 mil remained unemployed
- Congress refused to reauthorise Act in ‘63 + blocked an attempt to provide an extra $455 mil.
when was the Minimum Wage Act?
1961
what were the successes of the Minimum Wage Act?
- increased min. wage by $0.25
- covered an extra 3.6 mil workers
- increases purchasing powers
- stimulates economy
what were the failures of the Minimum Wage Act?
- half a million of the poorest were uncovered - including 150,000 laundry women (most were black)
when was the Food + Agriculture Act passed + what was it trying to achieve?
1962
gave federal subsidies to farmers
what were the successes of the Food + Agriculture Act?
- price of food became low
- helped poor people buy food
- increases exports from USA
- improves balance of trade
what were the failures of the Food + Agriculture Act?
rural poverty persisted despite admin efforts
when was the Omnibus Housing Act + what was it trying to achieve?
1961
extension of existing programmes
what were the successes of the Omnibus Housing Act?
Congress granted $5 bil. for programmes
what were the failures of the Omnibus Housing Act?
Congress aimed to get USA out of recession rather than alleviate poverty so Act helped developers, construction unions + democrat candidates more than the poor
what were the successes of the Peace Corps?
- volunteers sent to 44 developing countries
- 71% of Americans approved
- bipartisanship - Congress voted to finance peace corps for next 50 years
- head start on Cold War
- Hamilton - Kennedy saw it as his greatest achievement
what were the failures of the Peace Corps?
critics called it ‘Kennedy’s Kiddie Korps’
what were the successes of the Space Programme?
- 25th May 1961 JFK asked Congress for an extra $4-9 bil. for the space programme over the next 5 years
- moon landing - June 1969
- improved quality of life - bc of tech improvements
-$40 bil = cost of moon landing - by 1965, 85% of Americans favoured the moon project
