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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does public works administration mean ?

OpenStudy (the_mobster):

Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does national industrial recovery mean?

OpenStudy (the_mobster):

The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1933 to authorize the President to regulate industry in an attempt to raise prices after severe deflation and stimulate economic recovery.

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