National Civilian Community Corps

these processes have occurred over the last two centuries up to and including the current method. The iterations of the recruitment processes have based upon two key areas; volunteers and conscription also known as National Service, with the last Serviceman being released from National Service in 1963. During both the first and second world wars, recruitment was driven by…

There is great importance in the preservation of America’s history, not only to History and Social Studies educators, but for all of society. Before we go forward, let’s first define preservation. By definition, preserve means “to maintain (something) in its original or existing form.” When talking about maintaining history, many, including myself, immediately think about museums. Why? Museums are the homes to our pasts’ artifacts, momentos, writings, and more. However, one can not place all of…

The Great Depression was an extreme time of struggle for not only the economy of America, but also the American people of every race. The Great Depression took place from 1929- 1939. One of the main reasons of what led to the Great Depression was the crash of the stock market. The crash itself propelled and drove Wall Street workers straight into a major fear and nightmare that was thought and imagined to never come. Throughout the years that came “Consumer spending and investment dropped,…

Charles Cunningham Boycott was born in Norfolk, England 1832 and was the son of Rev. William and Georgina Boycott. The ostracism received by his local community gave the English language the verb “to boycott” during the Lough Mask affair in the 1800’s. In his youth, he was educated in London and as he grew older he became very interested in the military. After being discharged from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1848 as a result of failing a periodic exam he joined the 39th Foot…

recovery and reform. The first goal was the relief means attempting to solve the problems of the Depression. One major problem was finding jobs for the unemployed. Therefore he created programs such as the Public Works Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Works Progress Administration. Meanwhile the Emergency Banking Relief Act called for a four-day bank holiday to check the condition of banks and allow only those banks that could demonstrate wealth to reopen. Next, you had…

On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed, as did the United States economy. It triggered one of the most severe economic depressions in American history, called the Great Depression. During this period, America faced major economic, social, and political changes, one being the change in office. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States of America and one of the first things he did during his presidency installed the New Deal. The New Deal was a collection of…

countrymen. By incorporating Segal’s statue, Halprin shines a light on the target demographic of FDR’s New Deal reforms. Whether it is the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority which provided electricity to the rural South, or the Civilian Conservation Corps which employed millions of young men to conserve vital natural resources, “The Rural Couple” invokes the struggling population who demanded and deserved such sweeping reforms. By depicting “The Rural Couple” in gray stone and metal,…

into the nation. Roosevelt had four main priorities and they were to get Americans back to work, protect their savings and prosperity, provide relief for the sick and elderly and get industry and agriculture back on their feet. Roosevelt declared a national “bank holiday” the day after his Inauguration. He closed all banks and called in Congress for a very special meeting. Four days later, congress passed the Emergency Banking Act. The EBA permitted banks to reopen if a Treasury Department…

to defining the role of the U.S. military as fighting and winning America’s wars with the objectives to promote and protect the U.S. national interests.…

Roosevelt created multiple organizations to create jobs and further benefit the economy. Organizations like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Civil Works Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority Act (TVA) created jobs for unemployed males during the 1930’s. The CCC allowed jobless men, ages 18 to 25, to enroll in work camps across the country. They planted…