CivilWorksAdministration



The Civil Works Administration was established from the New Deal during the Great Depression to create jobs for the unemployed. The head of the administration was Harry L. Hopkins. The CWA was founded on November 8, 1933 by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The CWA created construction jobs, mainly improving or constructing buildings and bridges.

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