What did the WPA create?

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.

What projects did the WPA create?

An inventory of WPA accomplishments in the Final Report on the WPA Program, 1935-43 includes 8,000 new or improved parks, 16,000 miles of new water lines, 650,000 miles of new or improved roads, the production of 382 million articles of clothing, and the serving of 1.2 billion school lunches [4].

What was the WPA What did it accomplish?

The WPA was designed to provide relief for the unemployed by providing jobs and income for millions of Americans.

How many jobs did WPA create?

During its eight-year existence, the WPA put some 8.5 million people to work (over 11 million were unemployed in 1934) at a cost to the federal government of approximately $11 billion.

How much did the WPA cost?

On the WPA’s cost

“The WPA cost about $130 billion in [today’s] money. The [Public Works Administration] was $72 billion. So, compare $130 billion for the WPA, which created 8.5 million jobs, with the $275 billion that Obama spent for his stimulus package. That created an estimated 640,000 jobs.

In which three areas did the WPA create jobs?

In which three areas did the WPA create jobs? bargain collectively. extend union membership to children. go on strike.

Does the WPA still exist?

Operations in most states ended February 1, 1943. With no funds budgeted for the next fiscal year, the WPA ceased to exist after June 30, 1943.

Was the WPA a reform?

Created after outcry of AAA’s methods. Created not as a cultural activity but as a relief measure to employ artists, writers, directors and theater workers.

Name	Federal Art Project (part of WPA)
Abbreviation	FAP
Relief, Recovery, or Reform	Relief
First/Second New Deal	Second
Exists today?	No