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  1. Works Progress Administration - Wikipedia

    On May 6, 1935, FDR issued executive order 7034, establishing the Works Progress Administration. [7][8] The WPA superseded the work of the Federal Emergency Relief …

  2. Works Progress Administration (WPA) | Definition & History

    Oct 2, 2025 · Works Progress Administration (WPA), work program for the unemployed that was created in 1935 under U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

  3. Works Progress Administration: WPA & New Deal - HISTORY

    Jul 13, 2017 · The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an ambitious employment and infrastructure program created by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935, during the bleakest …

  4. Records of the Work Projects Administration [WPA]

    Works Progress Administration (1935-39) Functions: Provided jobs to unemployed workers on public projects sponsored by federal, state, or local agencies; and on defense and war-related …

  5. The Works Progress Administration | American Experience | PBS

    Of all of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) is the most famous, because it affected so many people’s lives.

  6. Works Progress Administration (WPA): What It Was and Jobs …

    Sep 9, 2024 · The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a program created by then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1935 to boost employment and the purchasing power …

  7. Works Progress Administration (WPA) Historical Records

    WPA Brochures, Booklets, and Pamphlets serves as a curated collection of historical documents that provide firsthand insights into the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and its …

  8. Works Progress Administration (WPA) - U-S-History.com

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was instituted by presidential executive order under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 1935, to generate public jobs for the unemployed.

  9. Works Progress Administration (WPA) - (AP US History) - Vocab ...

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a key New Deal agency established in 1935 to provide jobs and income to millions of unemployed Americans during the Great Depression.

  10. Works Progress Administration

    The Works Progress Administration, later renamed Work Projects Administration (WPA), was created by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt with Executive Order 7034 in 1935.