Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
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The Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933 was New Deal legislation that created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs through natural resource conservation and public works projects during the Great Depression.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civilian Conservation Corps Act | 1 |
| Emergency Conservation Work program | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal legislation
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
relief of unemployment
ⓘ
unemployed young men ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgramType |
public employment program
ⓘ
work relief program ⓘ |
| authorizedProgram | Civilian Conservation Corps ⓘ |
| context | United States response to Great Depression unemployment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | Civilian Conservation Corps ⓘ |
| effect |
federal involvement in conservation work
ⓘ
rapid expansion of Civilian Conservation Corps camps ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | Great Depression ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| goal |
conserve natural resources
ⓘ
provide employment for jobless workers ⓘ support families of enrollees through wages ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
New Deal
ⓘ
surface form:
First New Deal
|
| implementedThrough |
conservation projects
ⓘ
infrastructure improvement projects ⓘ park development projects ⓘ reforestation projects ⓘ soil erosion control projects ⓘ |
| influenced | development of later conservation and youth employment programs ⓘ |
| legalForm | emergency legislation ⓘ |
| partOf | New Deal ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic recovery
ⓘ
environmental policy ⓘ labor policy ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
job creation
ⓘ
natural resource conservation ⓘ public works projects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| targetPopulation |
primarily ages 18 to 25
ⓘ
unemployed single men ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hundred Days (FDR)
this entity surface form:
Civilian Conservation Corps Act
subject surface form:
Civilian Conservation Corps
subject surface form:
Civilian Conservation Corps
this entity surface form:
Emergency Conservation Work program