THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Both were established primarily as a way to protect the nation’s valuable natural resources.
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Both encouraged Americans to increase their spending in order to help the US economy recover.
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Both engaged in public works programs designed to provide jobs for unemployed Americans.
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Both were initiated by the federal government in hopes of influencing Americans to look for jobs.
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created emergency relief agencies, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to address the severe economic problems of the early 1930s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Public Works Administration (PWA) reduced unemployment by hiring the unemployed to build new public buildings, roads, bridges, and subways. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) employed hundreds of thousands of young men in reforestation and flood-control work.
Detailed explanation-3: -The CCC offered an education and skills training. Camps had sports teams, newsletters and recreational activities. The WPA also hired unemployed workers for building projects and other projects, including park shelters. The WPA also offered jobs to artists and musicians.
Detailed explanation-4: -What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address? High unemployment.