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What is Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

327030 — 2016-01-13 20:15:21 UTC

Public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, and providing relief for the men and their families families as part of the New Deal. Originally for young men ages 18–23, it was eventually expanded to young men ages 17–28. FDR believed that this "tree army" would relieve the rural unemployment and keep youth "off the city street corners."

Was was the goal of the CCC?

327030 — 2016-01-13 20:22:59 UTC

The Great Depression had left millions of young men unemployed while at the same time environmental conditions needed to be fixed.

The goal of the CCC was to promote environmental conservation and to build good citizens through vigorous, disciplined outdoor labor.

Was this program successful? Why or why not?

327030 — 2016-01-13 20:28:12 UTC

The Civilian Conservation Corps was one of the most successful New Deal's programs of the Great Depression. The program left a legacy of strong roads, bridges, and buildings throughout the United States.

Was this program a responsible use of federal funding? Why or why not?

327030 — 2016-01-14 06:48:19 UTC

This program was a successful use of the federal money due to all the reformations it has done to the society. In less than 10 years, the Civilian Conservation Corps built more than 800 parks and planted nearly 3 billion trees nationwide and between 1933 and 1941, more than 3,000,000 men served in the CCC.

What were some of the criticism that faced the program?

327030 — 2016-01-14 07:20:28 UTC

Some of the criticism included a concern over a move toward a socialist state, concerns about its enormous cost, and concerns that it would destroy the strength of the unions. There was also discrimination among African Americans and other minorities which encountered numerous difficulties in the CCC. Some camps were segregated.

Separate all white and all African American CCC camps

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CCC Camp Lake Placid 1935

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A CCC worker, on a bridge construction project in New York state

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