PPD 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: G.I. Bill, Full Employment, Baby Boom
8 Sep 2016
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Civic infrastructure: legacy of the depression/new deal, busy work, put people to work, colossal unemployment problems, many municipalities were in dire need of public improvement, government put people to work and made jobs, outcome of investment. Have many examples of public improvement projects from that era, work progress administration, many counties in america benefitted from public improvements. Obama tried to do it but ran into issues of places not wanting it to happen. Many people, theaters, artists, and more were supported by the wpa. Allowed artists who were otherwise starving to find support. Greenbelt cities- an effort to capture high quality design and other important ideas in a suburban community. York: brilliant and affective personality, academic by nature, advised the governor of new. His association was a pivotal role in his planning and public interest. Opposition of the greenbelt cities was apparent: despite opposition, planning grew. Early post wwii: during wwii, full employment rosie the riveter.
