Public Works Administration

An artist is struggling to make a living; she has two children who cannot predict when their next meal is. The artist heard that the WPA (the Works Progress Administration) was funding for the arts as part of a relief program. She was ecstatic to hear she could finally obtain a job to provide for her family. This artist was put in the position of poverty because after WWI, the economy was booming and the American society went through a prosperous period known as the Roaring 20s. In 1929, there…

DEBATE REFLECTION Prompt: Write a reflection discussing how you felt about the debate (FDR the president we needed of the dictator we allowed to take control) and the structure then we want you to give us the position you agree with the most. As always provide evidence and this will be stapled to your notes at the end of class!!! Have a good weekend. The film that I associate with my feelings towards the FDR debate would be Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens. I like Star Wars. I haven’t…

fifteen, one-third were aimed at the working class. These bills provided seven million jobs, protected bank accounts, provided relief programs, and subsidized consumer goods. The working class grew. It grew even more with the passing of the Works Progress Administration act which employed an extra 8 million people. Sometime after 1936, the Wagner Act was put into place to set working hours and minimum wage, and prohibited children under 18 from working. It also acted as a Magna Carta for unions,…

In the 1920s Americans were in the decade of prosperity and confidence. Towards the end of the 20’s was the start of the great depression that greatly affected everyone. That included business,government,economics,and many more. The groups that were changed drastically from the 1920s to the 1930s was the economy, women and african americans due to the great depression. The 1920s were the golden ages for the economy ,but after in the 1930s the economy faced a difficult struggle and government…

His famous quote from Inauguration Day – “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”- instilled confidence and hope back into the nation. Roosevelt had four main priorities and they were to get Americans back to work, protect their savings and prosperity, provide relief for the sick and elderly and get industry and agriculture back on their feet. Roosevelt declared a national “bank holiday” the day after his Inauguration. He closed all banks and called in…

stock market crash, severe unemployment, poverty, the Dust Bowl, creation of the New Deal, and the less distinguished Second New Deal, under the courageous President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. There has been many disagreements about the Works Progress Administration and the Social Security Act, which are key programs in the Second New Deal. The main arguments against the WPA are that it hired lazy people, spent too much money, and was a political scheme. The main problem with the SSA was its…

to the public? I encourage you to go look up prices to Hamilton in order to really appreciate this concept. What if performance art was no longer limited to the few for whom it is was financially feasible to throw away a couple hundred dollars on a theater ticket. The Federal Theater Project not only made theater available to all, regardless of economic status, but also employees over 10,000 artists suffering from the Great Depression. The Federal Theater Project was one of the many Works…

bring relief to young men between 18 and 25 years of age, jobless young men were enrolled in work camps across the country. These young men were able to earn a living through participating in a variety of conservation projects that also proved to be beneficial to the environment as well in that it decreased the likelihood of another Dust Bowl. Work relief also came in the form of the Civil Works Administration. The CWA was created because the NIRA failed to make a large dent in unemployment.…

For example, the National Youth Administration gave jobs to young people, but the government lost more money. Ultimately, fewer workers will get hired because of having too many recruits. This job program lowered the unemployment rate; however, it made the deficit rise and caused a greater…

Those who benefitted were mostly industrial workers, men, and white Americans. Tenant farmers, women, and African Americans received a smaller percentage of this new freedom. The New deal as a whole helped out many people with programs that increased public employment, home ownership, and protection against unemployment and poverty. An example of this would be The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) which approved the federal government to help raise farm prices by setting production quotas on…