Aid, Governmental

Aid, Governmental

See also Generosity.Berlin Airliftfree world’s circumvention of Soviet blockade (1948–1949). [Eur. Hist.: Van Doren, 519]G.I. Bill WWII U.S.veterans’ educational subsidy by government. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 499]Lend-Lease Actprovision of American materiel to beleaguered Allies in WWII. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 480]Marshall PlanU.S.-led project to rebuild post-WWII Europe. [Eur. Hist.: Van Doren, 515]MedicareU.S. program of health insurance for the aged. [Am. Hist.: EB, VI: 747]New FrontierPresident John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, encompassing such areas as civil rights, the economy, and foreign relations. [Am. Hist.: WB, K:212]Peace CorpsU.S. agency devoted to assisting underdeveloped nations. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 575–576]Social Security ActU.S. legislation providing for old-age benefits financed by payroll taxes; later expanded to include more extensive coverage. [Am. Hist.: EB, IX: 314]VISTA(Volunteers in Service to America), government agency which fights poverty in the U.S. [Am. Hist.: WB, 1: 27]WPA(1935–43) provided work for unemployed construction and theater workers, artists, writers, and youth. [U.S. Hist.: NCE, 3006]