WPA
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The WPA (Works Progress Administration) was a New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs to unemployed Americans through public works and arts projects during the Great Depression.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Works Progress Administration | 0 |
| WPA Administrator | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal agency
ⓘ
federal government program ⓘ |
| activity |
construction of bridges
ⓘ
construction of parks and recreational facilities ⓘ construction of public buildings ⓘ construction of roads ⓘ improvement of public utilities and infrastructure ⓘ |
| administrator | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
local governments
ⓘ
state governments ⓘ unemployed workers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1943 ⓘ |
| employedApproximately | 8.5 million people ⓘ |
| era |
New Deal
ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal era
|
| focusArea |
arts and culture
ⓘ
community services ⓘ education and literacy ⓘ public works ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| fundingSource | federal government appropriations ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's relief, recovery, and reform agenda
ⓘ
response to mass unemployment in the United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal government of the United States ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| laterName |
Works Progress Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Work Projects Administration
|
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| nameChangeYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| notableOutput |
airports and airfields
ⓘ
artworks, murals, and public sculptures ⓘ hundreds of thousands of miles of roads ⓘ oral histories and guidebooks ⓘ thousands of public buildings ⓘ |
| originalName | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | New Deal ⓘ |
| program |
Federal Art Project
ⓘ
Federal Music Project ⓘ Federal Theatre Project ⓘ Federal Writers’ Project ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Writers' Project
Historical Records Survey ⓘ |
| purpose |
fund public works projects
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provide employment for unemployed Americans ⓘ stimulate the U.S. economy during the Great Depression ⓘ support arts, culture, and education projects ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Federal Works Agency
ⓘ
War Manpower Commission ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WPA Administrator