New Frontier Chapter 15: section 2
New Frontier “New Frontier” Proposals to improve the economy, education, healthcare, and civil rights
Domestic Programs Focused on poverty President’s Commission on the Status of Women Equal Pay Act: equal wages for “equal work” Stimulating the Economy Deficit spending: borrowing money to spend more than it receives in taxes Tax cut for middle-class, increase for wealthy
Domestic Programs Civil Rights Space Timid approach Introduced bill that prosecuted voting rights violations and money to desegregate schools Space “Space Race” Competition between US and Soviets to get to the moon Committed to landing man on moon by 1970 Neil Armstrong lands July of 1969
Assignment P. 515 #1, 3, 5 Quiz tomorrow