THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL
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Question
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Provided four billion dollars for the construction of highways and public buildings
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Social Security
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Public Works Authority
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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none of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Works Progress Administration: WPA & New Deal-HISTORY-HISTORY.
Detailed explanation-2: -Public Works Administration (PWA), in U.S. history, New Deal government agency (1933–39) designed to reduce unemployment and increase purchasing power through the construction of highways and public buildings.
Detailed explanation-3: -The WPA hired only people on relief who were paid directly by the federal government. The PWA gave contracts to private firms that did all the hiring on the private sector job market. The WPA also had youth programs (the National Youth Administration), projects for women, and art projects that the PWA did not have.
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