What problem was the public works administration program intended to address

Created by the National Industrial Recovery Act on June 16, 1933, the Public Works Administration budgeted billions of dollars to be spent on the construction of public works as a means of providing employment, stabilizing purchasing power, and contributing to a revival of American industry. 

Simply put, it was designed to spend "big bucks on big projects."

the earthquake in haiti was a magnitude of 7.0 according to the u.s geological survey yet the smaller earthquake in haiti killed more than 200,000 and left more than 1.2 million people homeless. the chile earthquake was a magnitude of 8.8 and 500 times more stronger but chile's earthquake only injured 712 people.

sir frederic attributed inaccuracies to schemas. memory reconstruction is one part actual events and one part personal schema, which can result in inaccuracies when memories are reconstructed.