Recovery Alphabet Agencies Flashcards
1
Q
Name 3 recovery agencies
A
WPA
TVA
PWA
2
Q
Positives of WPA
A
Created work through projects and usually employed 2 million people
3
Q
Negatives of WPA
A
The 2 million workers were only given a 1 year contract
4
Q
Positives of TVA
A
Built 20 dams trough Tennessee Valley to make land for farming.
It put Hydro electric power into an area which had very little electricity before
5
Q
Negatives of TVA
A
Viewed as socialistic by critics
6
Q
Positives of PWA
A
Provided jobs and created important building like schools, dams and bridges
7
Q
Negatives of PWA
A
Didn’t help the economy and did not produce housing as it said it would
