the Works Progress Administration
/ðə ˌwɜːks ˈprəʊɡres ədmɪnɪstreɪʃn/
/ðə ˌwɜːrks ˈprɑːɡres ədmɪnɪstreɪʃn/
(abbreviation the WPA)
- a US government programme (1935-43) established by President Franklin D Roosevelt as part of his New Deal. Its name was later changed to the Works Projects Administration. It created millions of jobs for unemployed people during the Great Depression, mainly in building and the arts.
作品进度管理部门：美国总统富兰克林·罗斯福（Franklin D Roosevelt）制定的美国政府计划（1935-43），这是他的新政的一部分。其名称后来更改为Works Projects Administration。大萧条期间，它为失业者创造了数百万个就业机会，主要是建筑和艺术领域。