The New Deal Programs
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The New Deal Teacher Guide
Lesson Plans by Matt Campbell
Implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Deal is best remembered as a period in American history where the relationship between the government and the people were intertwined in order for both to get back on their feet again.
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Storyboard Description
FDR's New Deal Programs WPA - Works Progress Administration, CWA - Civil Works Administration, CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- WPA - Works Progress Administration
- The Works Progress Administration was the most significant program of the New Deal in terms of providing Americans with jobs. Over three million Americans were provided with jobs, such as road and building construction, along with many more.
- Slide: 2
- CWA - Civil Works Administration
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- The Civil Works Administration was created under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FEMA). Despite being a temporary program, within two years, CWA workers had created or repaired 12 million feet of sewer pipe, 255,000 miles of roads, 40,000 schools, and 3,700 playgrounds.
- Slide: 3
- CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps
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- The Civilian Conservation Corporation was a New Deal program for young men aged 17-28. These men were provided with shelter, food, and a small wage in exchange for labor related to irrigation, flood control, structural improvements, and forest fire prevention.
Image Attributions
- Photograph of a Workman on the Framework of the Empire State Building, 1936 - The U.S. National Archives - (License No known copyright restrictions )
- Row of men at the New York City docks out of work during the depression, 1934 - The U.S. National Archives - (License No known copyright restrictions )
- Textiles. Pacific Mills. Piecing-up on slubber frame (Front view), April 1937 - The U.S. National Archives - (License No known copyright restrictions )
- WPA - beckstei - (License Attribution )
- WPA workers building stairway at Golden Gardens, 1936 - Seattle Municipal Archives - (License Attribution )
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