Kennedy's New Frontier

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AS - Level History Mind Map on Kennedy's New Frontier, created by Sally M on 22/03/2016.
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Mind Map by Sally Mathias, updated more than 1 year ago
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Kennedy's New Frontier
  1. Unemployment
    1. Gave $394 mn to certain areas= over 4 years, 26,000 jobs created
      1. A further $455 mn to these areas was rejected by Congress
    2. Housing
      1. Housing Act 1961- $48 bn on housing for the poor
      2. Education
        1. Development and Training Act 1962- job training
          1. 1961 School Assistance Bill fails to pass Congress
            1. Higher Educational Facilities Act 1963- $145 grants to grad schools
            2. Tax Cuts
              1. Planned to cut social security taxes by 0.25%- blocked by Congress
              2. Increasing Minimum Wage
                1. 25% increase
                  1. Southern Democrats ensured that 350,000 (mainly black) did not benefit
                  2. 1963 Equal Pay Act- no enforcement powers
                  3. Health
                    1. Healthcare for Elderly Bill fails to pass Congress
                      1. Free school lunch and milk for 700,000 poor children
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