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This Act created local Community Action Agencies to strengthen, supplement and coordinate efforts to pursue the War on Poverty. It not only created CAA's, but also created the Job Corps, Work Study for students, ABE grants and Volunteers for America.

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When was the EEOC Established?

1964 The EEOC, also known as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It was formed on July 2, 1965 following a large civil rights movement in the early sixties.


Who was home secretary from 1964 to 1965?

Henry Brooke was home secretary from 1964-1965.


What were the four major pieces of legislation or programs that made up president johnsons great society?

President Johnson's Great Society included several key pieces of legislation aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice. The four major components were the Economic Opportunity Act, which established programs for job training and education; the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination; the Medicare and Medicaid programs, providing healthcare to the elderly and low-income individuals; and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which aimed to improve educational opportunities for children in low-income areas. Together, these initiatives sought to create a more equitable and prosperous society.


What was made illegal in 1964 that's two words?

Something that was made illegal in 1964 and contains two words are poll taxes. The Civil Rights Act was also passed in 1964.


Who controlled Zambia before it was declared independent?

Before its independence in 1964, Zambia was controlled by British colonial rule, specifically as part of the British South Africa Company’s territory. The region was known as Northern Rhodesia, and it was administered by British officials with significant economic interests in mining and agriculture. The push for independence was led by nationalist movements, most notably the United National Independence Party (UNIP) under Kenneth Kaunda. Zambia finally gained independence on October 24, 1964.

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When was War on poverty was declared?

President Lyndon B. Johnson declared 'war on poverty' in his State of the Union address January 8, 1964 and the "Economic Opportunity Act of 1964" was signed into law August 20, 1964 .


What part of the economic opportunity act of 1964 was designed to help young?

head start


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Food stamps ~ apex


What part of the economic opportunity act of 1964 was designed to help young people learn trade?

No


What did the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 do?

Food Stamps helped people afford food as part of the economic opportunity act of 1964.


What was one effect of the passage of the civil rights act of 1964?

The equal employment opportunity commission was esrablished


Civil rights act of 1964  voting rights act of 1965  economic opportunity act of 1964 these were all enacted under which of the following?

Great Society