Which New Deal program was created to provide jobs for young men?

Which New Deal program was created to provide jobs for young men?

• A. Tennessee Valley Authority
• B. Civilian Conservation Corps
• C. Agricultural Adjustment Act
• D. Social Security Act

Answer: (B)

The program being tested is one that aimed to put young men to work through organized, supervised outdoor labor. It was created to give employment to young men during the Depression while also helping conserve natural resources. Participants lived in camps and did projects like planting trees, building trails, restoring forests, and working on park improvements. It offered wages (with most money sent home to families) and targeted single young men, typically ages 18–25, making job creation for youth its explicit purpose. This focus on youth employment sets it apart from the other options: the Tennessee Valley Authority built dams and provided electricity and regional development, the Agricultural Adjustment Act aimed to raise farm prices by limiting production, and the Social Security Act established pensions and unemployment insurance rather than direct work programs for youths.

The program being tested is one that aimed to put young men to work through organized, supervised outdoor labor. It was created to give employment to young men during the Depression while also helping conserve natural resources. Participants lived in camps and did projects like planting trees, building trails, restoring forests, and working on park improvements. It offered wages (with most money sent home to families) and targeted single young men, typically ages 18–25, making job creation for youth its explicit purpose. This focus on youth employment sets it apart from the other options: the Tennessee Valley Authority built dams and provided electricity and regional development, the Agricultural Adjustment Act aimed to raise farm prices by limiting production, and the Social Security Act established pensions and unemployment insurance rather than direct work programs for youths.