What was the Works Progress Administration?

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Free_Kalibri [48]3 years ago

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C. A jobs program to get Americans working during the Great Depression

Arisa [49]3 years ago

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C. A jobs program to get Americans working during the Great Depression

Explanation

The Works Progress Administration was created in 1935 as part of the New Deal's Administration of <em>President Franklin D. Roosevelt. </em>This program consisted in creating jobs to employ people during the Great Depression and to increase the economy of the country restoring the purchase power, most of the jobs consisted in public work projects such as public buildings, airports, roads, bridges and parks. The Works Progress Administration lasted for eight years and employed an estimate of 8.5 million people.

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