The Great Depression and New Deal Programs WPA-Works Progress Administration Beau Bethel Eastside High School

Great Depression 1929 until U.S. Joined WWII in until U.S. Joined WWII in 1942 Stock Market Crash of 1929 Stock Market Crash of % Unemployment in % Unemployment in 1933 Prices of Farm goods fell 50% Prices of Farm goods fell 50% 9,000 Banks closed from 1930 to ,000 Banks closed from 1930 to 1933

WPA –Works Progress Administration Program in FDR’s New Deal Program in FDR’s New Deal Goal – Employ out of work Americans Goal – Employ out of work Americans Initially designed to improve America’s Infrastructure Initially designed to improve America’s Infrastructure Funded programs to help American’s lives Funded programs to help American’s lives

WPA’s Birth WPA was created in 1935 WPA was created in 1935 Initially Funded with $4.88 Billion dollars Initially Funded with $4.88 Billion dollars Employed 8.5 million workers Employed 8.5 million workers Workers paid $15 to $90 a month Workers paid $15 to $90 a month ½ workers employed in NYC ½ workers employed in NYC

Accomplishments of WPA Paved 651,000 miles of road Paved 651,000 miles of road Built 78,000 bridges Built 78,000 bridges Built 8,000 parks Built 8,000 parks Healthcare awareness Healthcare awareness Slum clearance, reforestation, and rural rehabilitation Slum clearance, reforestation, and rural rehabilitation

Types of WPA Posters WPA employed out of work artists WPA employed out of work artists Created a series of posters Created a series of posters Posters publicized programs and educated Americans Posters publicized programs and educated Americans Promoted plays and musicals Promoted plays and musicals

Public Health Improvements Community sewage efforts and fighting disease Community sewage efforts and fighting disease Eradicating Syphilis Eradicating Syphilis Getting eye examinations Getting eye examinations Proper handling of dairy products Proper handling of dairy products Improve infant mortality rates Improve infant mortality rates

Educational Programs Free trade and technical job classes Free trade and technical job classes Learn to speak and read English Learn to speak and read English Heath awareness Heath awareness Promoting reading books Promoting reading books Promoting the Arts Promoting the Arts

Rural Revitalization Aid to farmers Aid to farmers Encourage proper planting techniques Encourage proper planting techniques Growing fruits and vegetables Growing fruits and vegetables Soil erosion prevention techniques Soil erosion prevention techniques

Improving Housing Keeping neighborhoods clean Keeping neighborhoods clean Providing low rent housing Providing low rent housing Better housing for healthier babies Better housing for healthier babies Eliminate crime through planned housing Eliminate crime through planned housing Planned housing fights juvenile delinquency Planned housing fights juvenile delinquency

Employing Americans Job recruitment for teenagers Job recruitment for teenagers Interpersonal skills on the job Interpersonal skills on the job Encouraging workers Encouraging workers Jobs related to industrial arts Jobs related to industrial arts Job Training Job Training

The End Acknowledgements: American Memory Collection World Book