Online Document Exercises

Index: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943

Read the article at the following URL. Test your knowledge by answering the questions below.

Posters from the WPA: Collection Highlights

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaposters/highlights.html


 

Questions

Click on the education programs link. What programs were offered by the government to citizens? Are such programs still offered today? Why would special posters offering English classes be directed at Jews during this time period?

Click on the "Federal Projects Number One" link. In what ways did the federal government act to promote the various arts?

Click on the World War II link. How did the government want citizens to help with the war effort? Why would such help be important?

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