USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -These programs employed artists, musicians, actors and writers. Roosevelt intended Federal One (as it was known) to put artists back to work while entertaining and inspiring the larger population by creating a hopeful view of life amidst the economic turmoil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Franklin D. Roosevelt’s words, the U.S. Congress in 1935 created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to administer $5 billion for public works. The WPA’s goal was to employ as many people as possible on projects that would provide long-term benefit to local communities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.

Detailed explanation-4: -The WPA gave some 8.5 million people jobs. Its construction projects produced more than 650, 000 miles of roads, 125, 000 public buildings, 75, 000 bridges, and 8, 000 parks. Also under its aegis were the Federal Art Project, Federal Writers’ Project, and Federal Theatre Project.