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The WPA and The CCC

The WPA and The CCC. Will Van Hook. Works Progress Administration. WPA public works projects Literacy projects Public art projects Part of the “New Deal” Ended in 1943 and was the largest employer in the country. Well Known Projects.

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The WPA and The CCC

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  1. The WPA and The CCC Will Van Hook

  2. Works Progress Administration • WPA • public works projects • Literacy projects • Public art projects • Part of the “New Deal” • Ended in 1943 and was the largest employer in the country

  3. Well Known Projects • Most towns in America had a structure built by the WPA • The Griffith Observatory, and the Timberline Lodge were built by the WPA

  4. Civilian Conservation Corps • CCC • Provides unskilled manual labor jobs to men 18-25 related to conservation • Gave men a job, food, and housing • 30 dollars a month • Most popular of the “New Deal” programs • ended in 1942

  5. Qualification • Men were chosen from local families receiving aid • Only one person from the family could be in the program • Also included veterans, Indians, and African Americans

  6. Type of Jobs • Structural Improvements: bridges, service buildings • Transportation: truck trails, minor roads, and air fields • Erosion Control : check dams, and terracing /riprapping • Flood Control: irrigation, drainage, dams, ditching • Forest Culture: planting trees and shrubs, timber stand improvement, seed collection, nursery work • Forest Protection: fire prevention, fire fighting • Landscape and Recreation: campground construction • Range: stock driveways, elimination of predatory animals • Wildlife: stream improvement, fish stocking • Miscellaneous: emergency work, surveys

  7. Significance of the WPA and the CCC programs • Decreased unemployment rates in the US • Gave many men along with women steady jobs • Improved the living conditions because of their work • Helped America through the depression

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