F.D.R. And The Work Reform Programs

Part I of Essay
The Great Depression was a time of doubt, unemployment, and above all, hopelessness. The people needed someone to save them from starving. So when a strong willed man full of ideas ran for presidency, the people voted for him. This man set up so many programs to help th ....

Part II of Essay
.... the Federal Emergency Relief Act, (FERA.) This program was much different from the PWA because it didn’t create jobs it was more of a hand out. The federal government gave each state money to help their own state. The head of the state could do with the money as they pleased. When FERA went into play, the states set up their own program. They called it the Civil Works Act, (CWA.) This program told the people to go out and fix things that needed to be fixed around town, and then at the end of the week, they would get paid for it. Sinc ....