What was the purpose of setting up the Public Works Administration and the Works Progress Administration?

to help industries plan production and curtail expenses

to nationalize the government's control of the work force

to provide employment through federal deficit spending

to provide jobs for African Americans and other minorities

Question

What was the purpose of setting up the Public Works Administration and the Works Progress Administration?

to help industries plan production and curtail expenses

to nationalize the government's control of the work force

to provide employment through federal deficit spending

to provide jobs for African Americans and other minorities

cliffordtapp · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.

anonymous · Answer

It was used to give jobs to millions of unskilled people to carry out public works projects as a way to combat the effects and unemoyment resulting from the Great Depression. Mor information can be found at the related link below.