What agency was established during the Great Depression of the 1930s to address the high unemployment rate 25%,as well as to build needed public works throughout the country?

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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established during the Great Depression to address high unemployment rates and improve public infrastructure through the creation of public works projects. Medicaid (B) was not established until 1965 and focuses on providing healthcare for low-income individuals. The Social Security Administration (C) was established in 1935 to provide retirement benefits, disability benefits, and survivor benefits to American citizens. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program (D) was not established until 1974 and focuses on providing nutrition assistance to low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and young children.

What Agency Was Established During the Great Depression of the 1930s