Roosevelt’s Tree Army
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Roosevelt’s Tree Army was the popular nickname for the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, a work-relief program that employed young men in large-scale conservation and public lands projects across the United States during the Great Depression.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roosevelt’s Tree Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | New Deal work-relief program ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader | President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy | New Deal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employed |
unemployed men
ⓘ
young men ⓘ |
| focusArea |
forestry
ⓘ
park development ⓘ soil conservation ⓘ wildlife habitat improvement ⓘ |
| goal |
conserve natural resources
ⓘ
develop public infrastructure on public lands ⓘ provide employment for young men ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
CCC
ⓘ
Civilian Conservation Corps ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
expanded U.S. system of parks and forests
ⓘ
major New Deal conservation initiative ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| mainActivity |
conservation projects
ⓘ
public lands projects ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| partOf |
New Deal
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal relief programs
|
| refersTo | Civilian Conservation Corps ⓘ |
| sector |
environmental conservation
ⓘ
public works ⓘ |
| socialImpact | provided wages and training to unemployed youth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
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