PWA: Public Works Administration Flashcards
1
Q
What did the Public works administration was created by what?
A
One section of the National Industrial Recovery act created the Public Works Administration
2
Q
What did the Public Works administration (PWA) do?
A
It contracted private construction companies to build roads,schools, hospitals, and other public facilities.
3
Q
Who was the Public Works administration directed by?
A
The Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes.
4
Q
What were some of the companies the PWA contracted with?
A
New York City’s Triborough Bridge and the Overseas Highway between Miami and Key West, Florida.
5
Q
Was the Public 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
