INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Bridges, parks, and dams
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Airports, telephone poles, and planting trees
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National Parks, electricity, and paid artists to paint murals
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National Parks, planting trees, and telephone poles
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Detailed explanation-1: -The CCC made valuable contributions to forest management, flood control, conservation projects, and the development of state and national parks, forests, and historic sites. In return, the men received the benefits of education and training, a small paycheck, and the dignity of honest work.
Detailed explanation-2: -Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), (1933–42), one of the earliest New Deal programs, established to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression by providing national conservation work primarily for young unmarried men.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most of the unemployed men were in Eastern cities while much of the conservation work was in the West. The Army organized the transportation of thousands of enrollees to work camps around the country. By July 1, 1933, 1, 433 working camps had been established and more than 300, 000 men put to work.