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This comprehensive overview explores significant welfare policies in the United States, focusing on the Full Employment Act of 1946 and its role in ensuring economic stability concerning inflation and unemployment. It discusses the establishment of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in 1953, which aimed to provide crucial human services to underprivileged communities. Additionally, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 authorized local efforts to combat poverty, highlighting the intersectionality of various marginalized groups, including women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people of color.
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Ch. 7 History Minute Kelly Mascari
Welfare Policies • Full Employment Act of 1946 • Responsible for economic stability of inflation and unemployment • Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) 1953 • Provides Human Services to the under priveledged • Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 • Authorized the formation of Local Communities to fight war on poverty.
Outgroups • Women • They were expected to go back to their domestic roles when the war ended (Rosie the Riveter) • Gay Men and Lesbians • Considered Perverts • People of Color • Segregated within Urban Ghettos
What year was the Employment Act established? • 1953 • 1964 • 1946 • 1950
Answer C. 1946
