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Works Progress Administration

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

BY ANDREA NOEL
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ESTABLISHED ON

APRIL 8, 1935

The WPA was made to employ millions of unemployed people and gave them jobs to carry out public projects like construction of buildings and roads.

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The WPA affects the lives of people with out jobs.

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SUCCESS
When the WPA started America had an unemployment rate of 20% but when the administration closed America had a unemployment rate of under 2%

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The WPA closed on June 30, 1943

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WORK CITED

  • "WPA Established by Congress." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 05 May 2015.
  • "WPA History." Wpatoday. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.
  • "Works Progress Administration | Next New Deal." Works Progress Administration | Next New Deal. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.
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