CWA Flashcards
1
Q
What did the Civil Works Administration (CWA) do?
A
Unlike the the PWA it DIRECTLY hired workers for construction projects.
2
Q
When was the CWA established
A
In November 1933
3
Q
By January 1934 how many workers did the CWA employ?
A
More than 4 million in the construction of highways, tunnels, court houses, and airports.
4
Q
Why did FDR order the CWA be dissolved?
A
The cost spiraled upwards and complaints multiplied that the New Deal was creating a class of American permanently dependent on government jobs.
5
Q
Was the Civil Works administration part of Roosevelt’s first or second New Deal?
A
1st; it was part of what was known as “The Hundred Days”to get thing going again
