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p raCtICING historical thinking

Identify: According to the bubble text, what does Roosevelt mean when he says

that we have to “change remedies”?

Analyze: Who or what are the targets of this satire? Explain.

Evaluate: Does this image advocate government assistance to encourage an

economic recovery? Explain.

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Document 16.9 frankLin d. rooSeveLt, Message to

Congress on Making the Civilian Conservation

Corps a Permanent agency

1937

In this message to Congress, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt expresses his desire

to expand the powers of the federal executive branch by making permanent one of the

more popular New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps.

On March 21, 1933, I addressed a message to the Congress in which I stated:

“I propose to create a civilian conservation corps to be used in simple work, not

interfering with normal employment, and confining itself to forestry, the prevention

of soil erosion, flood control and similar projects. I call your attention to the fact that

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