Kennedy's new frontier

Question 1

What did JFK ask congress for legislation on

Answer 1

New department of urban affairs
Unemployment schemes
Rise in minimum wage
Federal financial aid
Elderly health insurance
Tax cuts

Question 2

What two acts did JFK pass to help unemployed people

Answer 2

Area redevelopment act 1961
Development training act 1962

Question 3

What did the area redevelopment act do

Answer 3

allocated $394 million to stimulate the private sector and create new jobs

Question 4

Why was the area redevelopment ineffective

Answer 4

Poorly funded
Only created 26,000 jobs
Wasn’t reauthorised 1963

Question 5

What did the development and training act 1962 do

Answer 5

endeavored to train and retrain thousands of workers unemployed because of automation and technological change

Question 6

How many people were trained by the development and training act 1962

Answer 6

12,000 trainees

Question 7

What did the 1961 social security act do

Answer 7

made insurance benefits payable to men at age 62

Question 8

Who did the 1961 social security ac help

Answer 8

The elderly and the disabled

Question 9

What was the minimum wage raised to due to the 1961 min wage act

Answer 9

0.25-1.25

Question 10

How many more workers did the minimum wage act cover 1961

Answer 10

3.6 million

Question 11

What did the food and agriculture act 1961 do

Answer 11

Gave federal subsidies to farmers

Question 12

What sort of subsidies did farmers receive from the food and agriculture act 1961

Answer 12

urban renewal
public housing
authorised low interest loans

Question 13

Why were kennedys legislation considered unmpressive

Answer 13

failed to get congressional support

Question 14

What bills were rejected by congress in Kennedys period

Answer 14

1961 Financial aid for elementary and secondary education
1963 senior citizens healthcare
1961 and 1961 departments of urban affairs
1963 tax cuts

Question 15

What bill was stuck in congress across Kennedys entire period

Answer 15

Civil Rights Bill

Question 16

Why was Kennedys administration a disaster

Answer 16

Congress was dominated by republicans and southern democrats who opposed federal expenditure
Congressmen representing rural areas opposed big city expenditure
JFK disliked congressional bargaining

Question 17

What did the peace corps do for young people

Answer 17

Allowed Americans to fulfil their responsibility to world development

Question 18

What did the peace corps do

Answer 18

Sent young volunteers to help poorer nations

Question 19

What percentage of volunteers failed the programme

Answer 19

22%

Question 20

What were the peace corps labelled

Answer 20

Kennedy’s kiddie korps

Question 21

What percentage of US citzens approved of the peace corps

Answer 21

71%

Question 22

When did the USSR send sputnik into space

Answer 22

October 1957

Question 23

When did Yuri Gagarin orbit the earth

Answer 23

April 1961

Question 24

When did the US supported invasion of Cuba fail

Answer 24

April 1961

Question 25

What did JFK declare about the space race

Answer 25

He wanted a man on the moon by the end of the 60s

Question 26

1965 What percentage of US citzens favoured the moon project

Answer 26

58%

Question 27

Why was the US concerned about cuba early 60s

Answer 27

Fidel castro's 1959 rev led to the establishment of a commie government

Question 28

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Answer 28

A failed CIA-led operation in which Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro.

Question 29

Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion fail?

Answer 29

Poor planning, lack of air support, and underestimating Castro’s forces.

Question 30

How did the Bay of Pigs invasion impact Kennedy’s presidency?

Answer 30

It was a major embarrassment for Kennedy, strengthening Castro’s position and pushing Cuba closer to the Soviet Union.

Question 31

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis impact US-Soviet relation

Answer 31

It led to the establishment of a direct hotline between Washington and Moscow to improve communication during crises.

Question 32

What were the key aims of Kennedy’s New Frontier

Answer 32

Improve education, health care, civil rights, and stimulate economic growth.

Question 33

What was the Housing Act of 1961?

Answer 33

A law that provided $5 billion for urban renewal and affordable housing projects.

Question 34

How did JFK address hunger and malnutrition?

Answer 34

Expanded federal food distribution programs to low-income families.

Question 35

What action did JFK take during the Freedom Rides (1961)?

Answer 35

Sent federal marshals to protect Freedom Riders from violence.

Question 36

What was the significance of JFK’s civil rights speech in 1963?

Answer 36

He declared civil rights a moral issue and introduced a bill to end segregation in public facilities.

Question 37

How did JFK initially approach civil rights issues?

Answer 37

Initially cautious to avoid alienating southern democrats Took stronger action in 1963