Kennedys New Frontier : Poverty

Question 1

When was the area redevelopment act ?

Answer 1

1961

Question 2

How many jobs did the area redevelopment act create ?
How many did it benefit ?

Answer 2

26000
15000

Question 3

What were failures of the area redevelopment act ? (2)

Answer 3

5 million still remained unemployed
Congress refused to re-authorise it in 1963

Question 4

When was the man power training and development act ?

Answer 4

1962

Question 5

What were the man power training and development acts successes? (2)

Answer 5

Claimed 351 approved programmes
12600 trainees in 40/50 states

Question 6

When was the omnibus housing act ?

Answer 6

1961

Question 7

What was the omnibus housing act success ?

Answer 7

5 billion dollar loan for existing extension programmes

Question 8

What was the omnibus housing act failure ?

Answer 8

Didn’t help poor in the short term

Question 9

What were the two successes of the minimum wage act ?

Answer 9

Raised it by 1 dollar
Covered extra 3.6 million workers

Question 10

What were the two failures of the minimum wage act ?

Answer 10

1/2 million remained uncovered
Including 150,000 laundry women whom were black