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New Deal

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Public Works Administration (PWA)
By:Karolina Rapacz

ESTABLISHED ON JUNE 16, 1933

Photo by J. Tewell

PURPOSE OF THE PROGAM:

  • A large-scale public works construction agency in the U.s
  • Gave jobs to African Americans and unskilled workers
  • Designed to spend big bucks on big projects

WHO DID IT AFFECT/BENEFIT

  • The people by making projects like schools, hospitals, and more
Photo by janwillemsen

IT WAS CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL

  • Around July 1933 , the PWA helped establish the construction of more than 34,000 projects, including airports, electricity- generating dams, and aircraft carriers

IT IS STILL AROUND TODAY

  • Their job is making projects to help people in the U.s
  • Providing employment
  • Stabilizing purchasing power
  • Improving public welfare
  • Contributing to a revival of american

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