The New Frontier and The Great Society Flashcards
What two years were Civil Rights Acts passed by LBJ ending discrimination in housing and
employment?
1964 and 1968
Kennedy was elected in 1960 talking of a New Frontier. Is it true that he increased
minimum wage from $1 to $1.25 and created the Peace Corps?
Yes it is true
In the 1950s some American women felt trapped in stereotypical roles. In the early 60s a strong
feminist movement emerged to challenge these views. Who created NOW in 1966 which gained 40,000 members?
Betty Friedan (also published the Feminine Mystique in 1963)
Only 2.4% of African Americans in Selma, Alabama could vote so MLK led marches. What act was
passed in 1965 removing reading tests as a qualification to vote?
Voting Rights Act
Is it true that LBJ increased minimum wage from $1.25 to $1.40 as well as passing
Operation Headstart and an Immigration Act and creating Medicare?
Yes it is true, LBJ also passed a Wilderness Protect Act and created the Job Corps to help
high school leavers get jobs
The 1973 Roe V Wade decision made what during the first 3 months of pregnancy legal
for women?
Abortion
In 1972 the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress. It failed to be passed into
law as not enough states voted for it. Who led the Stop ERA campaign?
Phyliss Schlafly
What was passed in 1963 to set the principle of Equal Pay?
Equal Pay Act (however by 1972 women still only earned 70% of what men earned for
doing the same job)
Who was assassinated in 1968?
Martin Luther King
What was the CEEO?
A commission created by JFK that meant people regardless of their race, gender and background all people in federal government had equal opportunities.
How much in grants did JFK provide businesses?
900 million dollars
By how much did JFK increase the hourly minimum wage?
1 dollar to 1 dollar 25 cents
How much did JFK provide to improve housing, clear slums and build road?
4.9 billion dollars
What act of FDR’s did he further improve on?
The Social Security Act
What were the Peace Crops?
Voluntary system, which sent people abroad to help in developing countries
Why was the CEEO ineffective?
It had only helped those who were in the government already not the millions of African Americans already unemployed.
How many people were unemployed in 1963?
4.5 million only 1 million less than in 1960
How many African Americans were unemployed?
For every 1 white person, 2 other black people would be unemployed.
What was JFK rejected?
Medicare, fundings for Education
What LBJ’s job corps?
A programme to help those who left education find work.
What did LBJ’s Medical Care Act of 1965 encompass?
Created Medicare (for the old) and Medicaid (for the poor). This helped allow all Americans to have access to medical care.
What did Operation Headstart do?
Provided money to cities to provide for the poor.
In 1960, what percent of women were in the workplace?
1/2
What did JFK set up appointing former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as the head of?
Status of Women Commission in 1960
What percent of women earnt less than men for the same job?
60%
What percent of managers were men?
95%
What percent of Women were doctors and lawyers?
Less than 10%
What movement attempted to appoint a sheep for Miss World?
The Women Liberation Movement
When were contraceptions legalised?
1965
When were divorces legalised?
1969
When was Sexual discrimination in education banned?
1972
When was the Stop ERA campaign?
1972
When was the Roe V Wade case?
1973
Why did the Equal Pay Act fail?
Equal Pay Act (however by 1972 women still only earned 70% of what men earned for doing the same job)
