Yes, it was. But in those days, Americans would not take money without working for it. Some antiquated notion about earning your keep, or something. So the government created work for them.
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The WPA was the Workers Progress Administration but was renamed the Works Projects Administration (1939). This program was established by Franklin Roosevelt as part of his New Deal during the Great Depression in the US. The WPA was ended by Congress and war employment in 1943.
FERA stands for Federal Emergency Relief Administration, and it was another program that was part of Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression in the US. It was established as a result of the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933. FERA does not exist today because it was terminated in 1935, and its work was taken over by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and the Social Security Board.
Disaster relief is a funding program of the United States federal government. When a natural disaster occurs, disaster relief funds are distributed throughout the area for humanitarian efforts.
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The agency was the WPA i think which is the Work Progress Administration. The agency was the WPA i think which is the Work Progress Administration.