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    1935: Works Progress Administration (WPA): The Works Progress Administration was a part of the Second New Deal created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The purpose of the WPA was passed to try to gain relief among the American citizen who were affected by the Great Depression and unemployment. The WPA did multiple things such as found jobs for the elderly, employed people without competing with private industries, and funded the works of artists and writers. The Workers Progress Administration

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    FDR knew that he had to deal with unemployment in New Deal, and he enacted the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Social Security Act, and the Civilian Conservation Corporation. The Works Progress Administration’s (WPA) goal was to provide jobs for the unemployed, building hospitals, schools, parks, playgrounds, airports, and post offices. The WPA also gave jobs to

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    New Deal Work Progress Administration (WPA) program reflects the role of the federal government in shaping U.S social life. The WPA was one of the part of President Roosevelt Second New Deal and became the maid federal relief agency for the rest of the depression. The purpose of the WPA relief program is to provide people with jobs. During Great Depression, the unemployment rate went up, leaving people become homeless and forced them to live in shantytowns. This program put workers to work constructing

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    the history of America. Thus, the optimistic attitudes and positive results are frequently neglected. Although the Great Depression is widely known for its drastic, disastrous effects in the American history, it led to the growth, development, and progress in America by stimulating government reforms, encouraging creativity in entertainment, and instilling vital moral lessons in the people. First, the Great Depression triggered growth through the formation of new government reforms that are designated

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    The New Deal was good because it provided Americans with hope, jobs, and government assistance during a time when American citizens could not help themselves. The Great Depression caused the US to fall apart economically, and the New Deal was put in place to try to fix the economy. President Roosevelt thought this was the best way to fix the economy, and it was. But that doesn’t mean it was perfect. It also doesn’t mean it worked. While many good things came from the New Deal, many bad things came

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    to unionize, bargain for higher wages and better working conditions, and established the federally funded Public Works Administration 5). Glass-Steagall Banking Bill 6). Home Owners ' Loan Act Even though all this good was occurring, it was through the second New Deal that the most long lasting and greatest changes occurred. The creation of the WPA ( Works Progress Administration) not only provided jobs for the unemployed but also

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    Great Depression Relief

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    The Great Depression and the Progress to Relief The Great Depression has been marked as one of the darkest periods faced by the world after the Total War, WWI. Many in the U.S. can recall the good times felt in the 1920’s. Money could be made and credit was the norm, much the same, seen today. The despair that rolled on the world in 1929, when the stock market crashed brought much devastation not just to Americans, but the world. It is not that the struggle was necessary forgotten, just push to

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    the First New Deal had failed The second New Deal had much success. After the fall of the A.A.A Roosevelt and his administration made up with the Farm Security Administration (FSA). This was more successful than the A.A.A in that it help most farmers get out of the derepress for the time it ran. The most well know program out the Second New Deal was the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Consider One of the best New Deal; programs of all time of W.P.A helps many people get out of the depression

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    The Impact of the New Deal on the Great Depression Era In 1933, President Roosevelt proposed New Deal legislation to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression through various public works programs and other federal initiatives. The many reforms of the New Deal were racked by intense criticism from their very beginnings. The New Deal was a catalyst in the surge of the federal government’s power. One year before the financial collapse on Wall Street, President Hoover said, “We in America

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    intended to fix the depression and prevent future depressions as they were categorized by their function of relief, recovery, and reform. Although these programs from the New Deal didn’t end the depression they did help the U.S. towards economic progress, the program with the most significant impact on the U.S. economy would be the Social Security Act. During and after WWI the U.S. was the main creditor to many countries and provider of several goods in Europe. While European countries suffered the

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