Civil Works Administration
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The Civil Works Administration was a short-lived U.S. federal jobs program of the New Deal that provided millions of unemployed workers with temporary manual labor on public works projects during the Great Depression.
Aliases (1)
- Civil Works Administration enabling legislation ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal agency
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federal jobs program → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| coordinateWith |
local governments
→
state governments → |
| country |
United States
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| describedBySource |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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U.S. National Archives → |
| director |
Harry Hopkins
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| dissolved |
1934-03-31
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| employer |
unemployed workers
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| facetOf |
U.S. economic history
→
history of the New Deal → |
| fieldOfWork |
infrastructure construction
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public works projects → unemployment relief → |
| foundedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| fundedBy |
U.S. federal government
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| hasEffect |
expansion of local infrastructure
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short-term reduction of unemployment → |
| headOfGovernment |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1933-11-08
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| industry |
public works
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| legislativeBody |
U.S. Congress
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| locatedInTime |
Great Depression in the United States
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| mainSubject |
Great Depression
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| namedAfter |
civil works
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| notableWork |
airport improvement
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bridge and sewer projects → public building repairs → road construction → school construction and repair → |
| numberOfEmployees |
4000000
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| operatingPeriod |
1933-1934
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| parentOrganization |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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| partOf |
First New Deal
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New Deal → |
| purpose |
construct and improve public works
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provide emergency employment → relieve unemployment during the Great Depression → |
| reasonForDissolution |
high cost and temporary emergency nature
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| replacedBy |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration work relief programs
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Works Progress Administration → |
| significantEvent |
provided approximately four million jobs during the winter of 1933–1934
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| use |
manual labor
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Public Works of Art Project
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administeredBy |
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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coordinatedWith |
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73rd United States Congress
("Civil Works Administration enabling legislation")
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enacted |
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New Deal
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hasPart |
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Emergency Relief Act of 1933
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laysGroundworkFor |
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Harry Hopkins
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notableWork |