The War on Poverty was advanced by which act?

• A. Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
• B. Civil Rights Act
• C. Social Security Act
• D. War on Poverty Act

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that the War on Poverty was launched through a specific legislative act in 1964 that created new programs and a framework to fight poverty. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 established the Office of Economic Opportunity and funded initiatives like Job Corps, Head Start, and VISTA, making it the formal vehicle that advanced the War on Poverty as part of the broader Great Society effort. The Civil Rights Act addresses eliminating discrimination but does not implement poverty-fighting programs. The Social Security Act from 1935 predates these efforts and set up different welfare programs. There isn’t a separate act commonly cited as the “War on Poverty Act.”