USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What program did FDR start that put people to work in national parks, forests, beaches, and campgrounds?
A
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
B
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
C
Workers Progress Administration (WPA)
D
United Nations (UN)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. The CCC or C’s as it was sometimes known, allowed single men between the ages of 18 and 25 to enlist in work programs to improve America’s public lands, forests, and parks.

Detailed explanation-2: -A New Deal for Conservation On April 5, 1933, one month after FDR became President, he signed Executive Order 6101 (Emergency Conservation Work Act) creating the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

Detailed explanation-3: -The CCC reflected FDR’s deep commitment to environmental conservation. He waxed poetic when lobbying for the its passage, declaring “the forests are the lungs of our land [which] purify our air and give fresh strength to our people.”

Detailed explanation-4: -WATCH: Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, with an executive order on April 5, 1933. The CCC was part of his New Deal legislation, combating high unemployment during the Great Depression by putting hundreds of thousands of young men to work on environmental conservation projects.

Detailed explanation-5: -The New Deal was a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that aimed to restore prosperity to Americans. When Roosevelt took office in 1933, he acted swiftly to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering.

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