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-what it specifically did(give examples)
-was it successful overall(explain)
-is it still around today(if so, how has it changed--If not, when did it end and why)
Public Works Administration(PWA)-Marea
Definition: the U.S. federal agency (1933–44) that instituted and administered projects for the construction of public works. Was created by the national industrial recovery act.was established on june 16, 1933 by the congress as the federal administration of public works. 7 billion $$$ spent for construction (providing employment, stablizing purchasing power, improving public welfare, and contributing to a revival of American industry. PWA is a good example of "Priming the pump" (government throwing money out to the things jump started). PWA helped construction of more that 34,000 projects (ex. airports, electricity-generatig dams, and aircraft carriers, 70% of new schools, one third of new hospitals). Made the Pennsylvania Railroad between New York and Washington DC electrified. It gave the government the first network of distributing funds to local districts. PWA became unrelated to what was going on and was abolished in June 1941.
Civil Works Administration(CWA)-Marea
Definition: created millions of temporary manual labor jobs for the unemployed. Built 12 million ft of sewer pipes and built/improved 255,000 roads, 40,000 schools, 3,700 playgrounds, and almost 1,000 airports. It payed people a lot of money to do construction jobs. kind of successful, but costed a lot of $$$. Ended in March 1934.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0840443.html
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/pwa.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Works_Administration
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/greatdepression/tp/new_deal_programs.htm
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