Civil Works Administration
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The Civil Works Administration was a short-lived U.S. federal jobs program of the New Deal that provided millions of unemployed workers with temporary manual labor on public works projects during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Works Administration canonical | 5 |
| Civil Works Administration enabling legislation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Civil Works Administration Context triple: [New Deal, hasPart, Civil Works Administration]
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A.
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that provided jobs to young men during the Great Depression through conservation and public lands projects across the United States.
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B.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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C.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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D.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration was a New Deal agency that sought to raise agricultural prices and support farmers by reducing crop surpluses through government intervention and subsidies.
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E.
War Manpower Commission
The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Civil Works Administration Target entity description: The Civil Works Administration was a short-lived U.S. federal jobs program of the New Deal that provided millions of unemployed workers with temporary manual labor on public works projects during the Great Depression.
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A.
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that provided jobs to young men during the Great Depression through conservation and public lands projects across the United States.
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B.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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C.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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D.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration was a New Deal agency that sought to raise agricultural prices and support farmers by reducing crop surpluses through government intervention and subsidies.
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E.
War Manpower Commission
The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal agency
ⓘ
federal jobs program ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coordinateWith |
local governments
ⓘ
state governments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
ⓘ
National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Archives
|
| director | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1934-03-31 ⓘ |
| employer | unemployed workers ⓘ |
| facetOf |
U.S. economic history
ⓘ
history of the New Deal ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
infrastructure construction
ⓘ
public works projects ⓘ unemployment relief ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| fundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| hasEffect |
expansion of local infrastructure
ⓘ
short-term reduction of unemployment ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1933-11-08 ⓘ |
| industry | public works ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Congress
|
| locatedInTime |
Great Depression
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Depression in the United States
|
| mainSubject | Great Depression ⓘ |
| namedAfter | civil works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
airport improvement
ⓘ
bridge and sewer projects ⓘ public building repairs ⓘ road construction ⓘ school construction and repair ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployees | 4000000 ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod | 1933-1934 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Federal Emergency Relief Administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Deal
ⓘ
surface form:
First New Deal
New Deal ⓘ |
| purpose |
construct and improve public works
ⓘ
provide emergency employment ⓘ relieve unemployment during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | high cost and temporary emergency nature ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration work relief programs
ⓘ
Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| significantEvent | provided approximately four million jobs during the winter of 1933–1934 ⓘ |
| use | manual labor ⓘ |
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Subject: Civil Works Administration Description of subject: The Civil Works Administration was a short-lived U.S. federal jobs program of the New Deal that provided millions of unemployed workers with temporary manual labor on public works projects during the Great Depression.
Referenced by (6)
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