Works Progress Administration

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Also called W.P.A. The largest and most ambitious New Deal agency (an economic program instated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933-36). It employed millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It also operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects