AICP Exam – History Questions & Answers

AICP Exam – History Questions &
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Homestead Act - ANSWERS-1862



Tenement House Act (fire escapes and windows) - ANSWERS-1867



Tenement House Act (air shafts) - ANSWERS-1879



NY Tenement House Law - ANSWERS-1901, courtyard with garbage removal



Antiquities Act - ANSWERS-1906, historic preservation



National Park Service - ANSWERS-1916, Department of the Interior



Standard State Zoning Enabling Act - ANSWERS-1924



Standard City Planning Enabling Act - ANSWERS-1928



Tennessee Valley Authority Act - ANSWERS-1933



National Industry Recovery Act (Public Works Administration) - ANSWERS-1933



Indian Reorganization Act - ANSWERS-1934

, Housing Act (FHA, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance) - ANSWERS-1934



Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) - ANSWERS-1935, redlining



Resettlement Administration - ANSWERS-1935, Greenbelt, Greenhills, Greendale



Housing Act (Wagner-Steagall), US Housing Authority - ANSWERS-1937, build public housing



GI Bill - ANSWERS-1944, guaranteed home loans, led to Park Forest and Levittowns



Housing Act (slum clearance) - ANSWERS-1949, urban renewal



Housing Act (slum prevention) - ANSWERS-1954, urban renewal, prevent further blight



Housing Act (open space land, mass transportation, farm housing) - ANSWERS-1961



Housing Act (FHA loans) - ANSWERS-1964



Department of Housing and Urban Development Act - ANSWERS-1965, HUD



HUD Act - ANSWERS-1968, established Ginnie Mae, New Town projects



Federal Property Administration Act - ANSWERS-1949



Federal Aid Highway Act - ANSWERS-1956, Highway Trust Fund