Works Progress Administration/Public Works Administration

When was the public works administration founded?

• 1933

• 1934

• 1932

• 1931

Who founded the Public Works administration?

• Harold L. Ickles

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

What was the name of the act that created the Public Works administration?

• New Deal

• The PWA Act

• The Act of 1933

• National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933

How much money did the Public Works Administration start with?

• $3.8 Billion

• $3.3 Million

• $3.3 Billion

• $3.8 Million

What were 4 famous Public Works Administration-funded projects?

• Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building, Disney World, The Charleston Bridge

• Triborough Bridge, Grand Coulee Dam, the San Francisco Mint, Reagan National Airport, and Key West’s Overseas Highway.

• Golden Gate Bridge, Grand Coulee Dam, Washington National Airport, the San Francisco Mint.

• Key West Overseas Highway, Triborough Bridge, Empire State Building, Seattle Point

About how many Americans were put to work by the Works Progress Administration?

• 8.5 Million

• 8.5 Billion

• 3.3 Billion

• 20 Million

What are two examples of things the WPA built?

• Highways

• Cars

• Schools

• Schoolbuses

• Textiles

What was the WPA renamed in 1939?

• It was not renamed

• Works Project Administration

• Work Projects Administration

• Working People Administration

The WPA employed artists.

• False!

• True!

The PWA and the WPA were created under the same act.

• True

• False