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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
nickname
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| appliedTo |
New Deal work-relief program
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| associatedWithLeader |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| associatedWithPeriod |
Great Depression
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| associatedWithPolicy |
New Deal
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| country |
United States
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| employed |
unemployed men
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young men → |
| focusArea |
forestry
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park development → soil conservation → wildlife habitat improvement → |
| goal |
conserve natural resources
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develop public infrastructure on public lands → provide employment for young men → |
| hasAlternativeName |
CCC
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Civilian Conservation Corps → |
| historicalSignificance |
expanded U.S. system of parks and forests
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major New Deal conservation initiative → |
| implementedBy |
U.S. federal government
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| mainActivity |
conservation projects
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public lands projects → |
| namedAfter |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| partOf |
United States federal relief programs
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| refersTo |
Civilian Conservation Corps
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| sector |
environmental conservation
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public works → |
| socialImpact |
provided wages and training to unemployed youth
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| timePeriod |
1930s
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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alsoKnownAs |