CCC: Civilian Conservative Corps Flashcards
1
Q
The CCC was established when?
A
In March 1993
2
Q
What did the Civilian Conservative Corps do?
A
It set unemployed men to work on projects like forest preservation, flood control, and improvement of national parks and wildlife preserves.
3
Q
When did the Civilian Conservative Corps last?
A
Until 1942
4
Q
what was the wage that those employed by the Civilian Conservative Corps earned?
A
they received government wages of $30 per month
5
Q
How many people passed through the CCC camps?
A
3 million persons
6
Q
The CCC was restricted to who?
A
Men
7
Q
The CCC created what kind of work camps?
A
segregated ones
8
Q
Was the Civilian Conservative Corps (CCC) part of FDR’s first or second New deal?
A
1st; it was part of what was known as “The Hundred Days”to get thing going again
