What Was the Main Purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps

question 21

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?

• A) to train young men to join the army and other branches of the military
• B) to provide work relief for young men through the preservation of national resources
• C) to give young women an opportunity to earn money for higher education
• D) to initiate the labor union movement as a means of bringing wage gains to current workers
• E) to establish the first national parks created by the federal government

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