Grand Coulee Dam. Boettiger, John. 1938ca. The Great Depression and the New Deal
Critical Thinking Questions:
 
 
  1. The construction of the Grand Coulee Dam was partly a PWA, or Public Works Administration, project. Why was it noteworthy that the PWA was involved in this project?




  2. What were the major issues of the day that led to the organization of the PWA?




  3. What did the PWA seek to accomplish during this time of the Roosevelt administration?




  4. A main reason for the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam was to produce electricity to the booming cities of the Pacific Northwest. What were the environmental and political impacts of such a huge damming of the Columbia River in the state of Washington?




  5. The PWA was created in 1931, but was eventually eliminated in 1941. What issues and conditions in the U.S. and abroad led to the eventual end of the PWA?
 
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