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Works Progress Administration.
United States government New Deal agency (1935–1939) employing millions of unemployed people to carry out public works projects
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About Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was set up on May 6, 1935, by presidential order, as a key part of the Second New Deal.
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- Citizenship
- United States
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- United States
- Inception
- May 6, 1935