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//Sahil Mehta// Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) - The CCC was made during the first hundred days of FDR’s time in office (**The New Deal**). His plan through the 100 days was to help the country escape the Great Depression and the CCC allowed him to help the nation get out of it. The **CCC created jobs for many** men that helped reforest the country, especially areas that had been in drought and hit by tornadoes.
 * 1933 to 1942.
 * President Franklin Delano Roosevelt introduced through 100 days plan
 * AKA Tree Army
 * **Planted 3 billion trees** in 9 years.
 * Gave jobs to many homeless and jobless men.
 * Required citizenship, proper physique, and 18-26
 * worked on improving millions of acres of federal and state lands
 * **New Roads** (97,000 miles +) and telephone lines had been constructed as well
 * **Erosion Control**
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 * 83 camps were designed to protect in the nature.
 * Over 30,000 men served before ending when WWII began.

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Karthik Mungala

**__Civilian Conservation Corps__** One-liner: A program created by FDR to conserve our natural resources and employ young men during the Great Depression.

Ø Was created as a public work relief program from the New Deal for unemployed men age 18-24. Ø FDR created this program during the Great Depression, from 1933-1942. Ø This was an effort by FDR to save the lives of many, and to save our environment. Ø CCC was renewed the nation's decimated forests by planting about three billion trees from 1933 to 1942. Ø The CCC worked on improving millions of acres of federal and state lands, as well as parks. Ø The CCC is recognized as the single greatest conservation program in America. Ø It had two main purposes: conservation of our natural resources and the salvage of our young men. It was able to accomplish both tasks.



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