The document discusses the U.S. government's support for the arts during the Great Depression through initiatives like the Federal Arts Project and the Federal Writers' Project. It seeks to assess the effectiveness of these programs as government investments during challenging economic times, providing examples to support the argument. Additional references are provided for further exploration of the government's role in supporting the arts during this period.

1. Examine the U.S. Government's support during the Great
Depression for programs such as the Federal Arts Project, the
Federal Writers' Project, and other such efforts. Determine
whether or not such projects were good government investments
during those hard times and provide two examples that support
your viewpoint.
Government helping the arts in hard times at
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/1934-Picturing-
Hard-Times.html
and
http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/powerprose/wpa/