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The Civilian Conservation Corps employed 274,375 young men between the ages of 17 and 25 in 1,300 camps nationwide. By 1935 the number of camps and employed young men increased dramatically. Eventually, almost 3 million people served in the Corps. The men signed on for 6 months and were organized into crews that reforested land, undertook conservation projects in National Parks, and worked on trails and clearing growth in National Forests. They built bridges, repaired dams, built fire lookouts and fences, and did terracing to prevent erosion. They were paid $30 a month, but they had to send $25 to their folks in the cities, so the parents would have money to spend to stimulate the economy. The CCC was one of the most popular and most successful of the New Deal measures.
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What did the Australian government do to help the unemployed during the Great Depression?
The government set up camps during the Great Depression to help the unemployed.
What was the program that Teddy Roosevelt helped during the great depression?
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Was there a school lunch program during the Great Depression?
The National School Lunch Program only started in 1946, but there were a lot of scattered programs before then. During the Great Depression, government-purchased school lunches for children who would have gone hungry were a great way to help farmers with agricultural surpluses without inflating prices.
What was the relationship between government and business during the great depression?
There were no government incentives for businesses.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s the national government?
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the national government was in debt. They had to increase their spending for public services, such as food assistance because people were too poor.
