THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL
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Cheap Electricity
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Clean Water
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Extra Storage on Peoples’ Laptops
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Faster Internet
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Detailed explanation-1: -In addition to power generation, TVA provides flood control with its 29 hydroelectric dams. Resulting lakes and other areas also allow for recreational activities. The TVA also provides navigation and land management along rivers within its region of operation.
Detailed explanation-2: -This act of May 18, 1933, created the Tennessee Valley Authority to oversee the construction of dams to control flooding, improve navigation, and create cheap electric power in the Tennessee Valley basin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Unified Development of the Tennessee River plan stressed TVA was to provide flood control, navigation and electricity for the region. TVA’s dams are tangible evidence of its primary mission: improving life in the Tennessee Valley.
Detailed explanation-4: -Legacy of the TVA The agency built 16 hydroelectric dams in the Tennessee Valley between 1933 and 1944. TVA extension programs taught farmers new techniques that would help to control soil erosion and increase land productivity.