The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U... Public Works Administration, a New Deal
New Deal
The New Deal was the name that United States President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt gave to a sequence of central economic planning and economic stimulus programs he initiated between 1933 and 1938 with the goal of giving aid to the unemployed, reform of business and financial practices, and recovery of the Economy of the Unite... government
Federal government of the United States
The Federal Government of the United States is the central current reigning United States governmental body, established by the United States Constitution.... agency headed by Secretary of the Interior
United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Interior Ministry as used in other countries.... Harold L. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes
Harold LeClair Ickes was a United States Independent agencies of the United States government and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for thirteen years, from 1933 to 1946.... , was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
The National Industrial Recovery Act , officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933, Ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195, formerly codified at 15 U.S.C. sec. 703, was part of President Franklin D.... in June 1933 during the Great Depression
Great Depression
File:International depression.pngThe Great Depression was a worldwide economic Recession starting in most places in 1929 and ending at different times in the 1930s or early 1940s for different countries.... .
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The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U... Public Works Administration, a New Deal
New Deal
The New Deal was the name that United States President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt gave to a sequence of central economic planning and economic stimulus programs he initiated between 1933 and 1938 with the goal of giving aid to the unemployed, reform of business and financial practices, and recovery of the Economy of the Unite... government
Federal government of the United States
The Federal Government of the United States is the central current reigning United States governmental body, established by the United States Constitution.... agency headed by Secretary of the Interior
United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Interior Ministry as used in other countries.... Harold L. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes
Harold LeClair Ickes was a United States Independent agencies of the United States government and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for thirteen years, from 1933 to 1946.... , was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
The National Industrial Recovery Act , officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933, Ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195, formerly codified at 15 U.S.C. sec. 703, was part of President Franklin D.... in June 1933 during the Great Depression
Great Depression
File:International depression.pngThe Great Depression was a worldwide economic Recession starting in most places in 1929 and ending at different times in the 1930s or early 1940s for different countries.... .
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United States dollar
The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver .... 3.3 billion to be spent on the construction of public works
Public works
Public works are the construction or engineering projects carried out by the state on behalf of the community.... to provide employment, stabilize purchasing power
Purchasing power
Purchasing power is the number of goods/services that can be purchased with a unit of currency. For example, if you had taken one dollar to a store in the 1950s, you would have been able to buy a greater number of items than you would today, indicating that you would have had a greater purchasing power in the 1950s.... , improve public welfare
Welfare (financial aid)
Welfare is financial assistance paid to people by governments. Some welfare is general, while specific and can only be invoked under certain circumstances, such as a scholarship.... , and contribute to a revival of American industry. When President
President of the United States
The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition.... Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States.... moved industry toward war
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers.... production and abandoned his opposition to deficit spending, the PWA became irrelevant and was abolished in June 1941.
