Describe how the Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
The WPA employed people from the relief rolls for thirty hours of work a week at pay double the relief payment but less than private employment. Most of the projects undertaken were in construction.
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A similarity between the early civilizations of the Americas and Afroeurasia is that
A. in both the Americas and Afroeurasia, early societies had to struggle against salt contamination in the soil. B. the institution of slavery played important roles in the early civilizations of both the Americas and Afroeurasia. C. complex civilizations arose in areas of great aridity in both the Americas and Afroeurasia. D. in both the Americas and Afroeurasia, complex civilizations developed within a few centuries following the introduction of farming.
In committing American troops to combat in Korea, President Truman __________
A) quickly unified a coalition of European powers against North Korea B) requested that Congress declare war against North Korea C) did not consult with Congress D) worked through the United Nations
The Contract with America did NOT include ________
A) universal health care coverage B) a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution C) term limits for members of Congress D) a line-item veto for the president E) a middle-class tax cut
Which of the following was NOT an ally of Napoleon's Empire?
a. Russia b. Prussia c. Austria d. Britain e. Denmark