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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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Hundreds of men found a job
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Thousands of men found a job
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Millions of men found a job
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some prominent PWA-funded projects are New York’s Triborough Bridge, Grand Coulee Dam, the San Francisco Mint, Reagan National Airport (formerly “Washington National”), and Key West’s Overseas Highway.
Detailed explanation-2: -During its existence, the PWA spent about $4 billion in the construction of more than 70 percent of the nation’s new educational buildings; 65 percent of its new courthouses, city halls, and sewage-disposal plants; 35 percent of its new public health facilities; and 10 percent of all new roads, bridges, and subways.
Detailed explanation-3: -The PWA spent over $6 billion but did not succeed in returning the level of industrial activity to pre-Depression levels. Though successful in many aspects, it has been acknowledged that the PWA’s objective of constructing a substantial number of quality, affordable housing units was a major failure.