Relief for the Jobless The WPA also paved 650,000 miles of highways and built 75,000 bridges.
Relief for the Jobless The WPA also paid artists to paint murals on government walls as well as hired writers to write stories, state guides, and histories.
Promoting Economic Recovery In 1933 2 sectors of the economy needed to be spoken to; the agricultural as well as the industrial sectors.
National Recovery Administration This Administration was created to insure price stabilization of goods while increasing employment.
National Recovery Administration From this administration most businesses agreed to pay a minimum wage as well as refraining from employing children.
National Recovery Administration Most critics agree that the NRA did little to improve the economy and favored mainly large businesses.
Public Works Administration (PWA) The PWA was granted more than $3,000,000,000 to build large public works projects.
Public Works Administration (PWA) The PWA improved the countries infrastructure and employed many people.
Public Works Administration (PWA) Projects New York’s Lincoln Tunnel
Public Works Administration (PWA) Projects Florida’s Key west highway
Public Works Administration (PWA) Projects Grand Coulee Dam
Public Works Administration (PWA) Projects Hoover Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) In 1933 Congress formed the Tennessee Valley Authority. This agency built dams up and down the Tennessee river.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) By 1945 the TVA was producing electricity to thousands of people up and down the Tennessee River.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) The TVA though failed to relieve poverty.