The Works Progress Administration of 1935
A) was much larger than previous programs of its kind.
B) displayed very little flexibility or imagination.
C) provided mostly "make-work" jobs to the unemployed.
D) gave federal relief money to those deemed "unemployable."
E) was under the direction of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.

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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the largest and most ambitious New Deal agencies, employing millions of people and creating a wide range of public works projects. It was larger than previous programs such as the Civil Works Administration and the Emergency Relief Administration.