What was the WPA?
The Works Progress Administration, commonly known as the WPA, was one of the programs set up as part of FDR’s New Deal. It was put into action on May 6, 1935. It was funded by Congress, and it’s goal was to provide employment for the jobless.What jobs did people work?
People built schools, post offices, and other government buildings. 650,000 miles of roads, 800 airports, and 75,000 bridges were constructed by WPA workers. Many artists were hired to paint murals, and writers were hired to write stories, state guides, and histories.Why was the WPA necessary?
The WPA was created to take place of other attempts that failed to bring the Depression under control and provide jobs to the unemployed. Eventually, the WPA employed one-third of the nation’s ten million jobless citizens, who received $50.00 monthly in wages.
