Public Works Public Works AdministrationAdministration

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The BeginningThe Beginning The Public Works The Public Works

Administration (PWA) Administration (PWA) created on June 6created on June 6thth 19331933

authorized by President authorized by President Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt during the first 100 during the first 100 days in officedays in office

It was an administration It was an administration to put aside money for to put aside money for the construction of the construction of public workspublic works

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ImportanceImportance It was the first It was the first

system that system that distributed funds to distributed funds to different areasdifferent areas

the Goal was to the Goal was to help the economy help the economy by creating more by creating more jobsjobs

This New Plan was This New Plan was the biggest of the the biggest of the Plans on improving Plans on improving the economythe economy

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President Franklin RooseveltPresident Franklin Roosevelt President Roosevelt President Roosevelt

authorized the authorized the administrationadministration

He hoped that by He hoped that by authorizing this, more authorizing this, more job openings would be job openings would be availableavailable

Once said that “getting Once said that “getting people to work is people to work is better than giving better than giving them handouts.” them handouts.” – He wanted to act, not sit He wanted to act, not sit

by pretending to be by pretending to be busy busy

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Afterwards Afterwards

It lasted until It lasted until March, 1939March, 1939

Between 1933 and Between 1933 and 1939, there were 1939, there were over 34,000 over 34,000 projects funded to projects funded to be constructedbe constructed

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Did it work well?Did it work well? It didn’t last more It didn’t last more

than eight yearsthan eight years Abolished after Abolished after

more factories were more factories were needed to produce needed to produce war equipmentwar equipment

Too much money Too much money spent on war spent on war efforts, and not efforts, and not enough to support enough to support the PWAthe PWA

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SourcesSources

““The New New Deal- Public Works The New New Deal- Public Works Administration.” [2010.] Administration.” [2010.] PBS.orgPBS.org. 1-2-10 . 1-2-10 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/rhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/reports/the-new-new-deal/public-works-eports/the-new-new-deal/public-works-administration/693/administration/693/

The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers."Public Works The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers."Public Works Administration." Teaching Eleanor Administration." Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt, ed. by Allida Black, June Hopkins, Roosevelt, ed. by Allida Black, June Hopkins, et. al. [2003.] et. al. [2003.] http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/pwhttp://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/pwa.htm [Accessed January 3, 2010].a.htm [Accessed January 3, 2010].