Public Works Administration (PWA) (1933) Established by Hundred Days Congress, built large-scale public works (e.g. dams, bridges, hospitals, schools) to provide employment, increase …

PWA projects had a lasting impact on American infrastructure and society by modernizing public works and enhancing community resources. Major constructions funded by the PWA, like …

The Public Works Administration (PWA) was intended to provide long-term recovery. Headed by Harold L. Ickes, the agency spent over $4 billion on thousands of projects, including public …

June 25, 1938- United States federal law that applies to employees engaged in and producing goods for interstate commerce. Established a national minimum wage, guaranteed time and a …

L: PWA stands for Public Works Administration. The PWA was a major part of Roosevelt's New Deal programs. The PWA put people to work building or improving public buildings like …

Hired 18-25 year old single men for conservation jobs (worked with US army and US Forest services). They had to send money back to their parents to stimulate the economy. PWA …

Public Works Administration (PWA), in U.S. history, New Deal government agency (1933–39) designed to reduce unemployment and increase purchasing power through the construction of …

The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. …

Public Works Administration (PWA) industrial recovery and for unemployment relief. --its goal was to stimulate the economy through the building of huge public works projects that needed large …

Public Works Administration - PWA (1933) Received $3.3 billion appropriation from Congress for public works projects. Rural Electrification Administration - REA (1935)