Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933

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The Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933 was New Deal legislation that created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs through natural resource conservation and public works projects during the Great Depression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal legislation
United States federal statute
aimedAt relief of unemployment
unemployed young men
associatedWithProgramType public employment program
work relief program
authorizedProgram Civilian Conservation Corps
context United States response to Great Depression unemployment
country United States
created Civilian Conservation Corps
effect federal involvement in conservation work
rapid expansion of Civilian Conservation Corps camps
enactedDuring Great Depression
fundedBy federal government of the United States
goal conserve natural resources
provide employment for jobless workers
support families of enrollees through wages
historicalPeriod First New Deal
linked to: New Deal
implementedThrough conservation projects
infrastructure improvement projects
park development projects
reforestation projects
soil erosion control projects
influenced development of later conservation and youth employment programs
legalForm emergency legislation
partOf New Deal
policyArea economic recovery
environmental policy
labor policy
primaryPurpose job creation
natural resource conservation
public works projects
relatedTo Franklin D. Roosevelt
targetPopulation primarily ages 18 to 25
unemployed single men

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Civilian Conservation Corps significantEvent Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
Hundred Days (FDR) hasKeyLegislation Civilian Conservation Corps Act
subject linked to: Hundred Days
linked to: Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
Civilian Conservation Corps parentOrganization Emergency Conservation Work program
subject linked to: CCC
linked to: Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
Civilian Conservation Corps legislativeBasis Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
subject linked to: CCC