The Civilian Conservation Corps

For our Module 3 essay, read Jeffrey Ryan Suzik’s article “Building Better Men: The CCC Boy and the Changing Social Ideal of Manliness.” Synthesize Suzik’s ideas by writing an essay that answers the following prompt. Feel free to incorporate additional questions, but be sure to start with these. The minimum length requirement is 1,000 words. Be sure to structure your essay in a traditional narrative format with an argument/thesis statement, introduction, body paragraphs with examples from the readings, and conclusion.
• How did the Civilian Conservation Corps define the ideal American man?
• What did they do to get the CCC boys to fulfill this new identity?
• What did the New Deal politicians, FDR, and the rest of American society stand to gain when the CCC “built better men” out of the boys?