USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -President Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 18, 1933, creating the TVA as a federal corporation. The new agency was asked to tackle important problems facing the valley, such as flooding, providing electricity to homes and businesses, and replanting forests.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1930s. With the country reeling from the Great Depression, President Roosevelt created his “New Deal” to help America recover. The Tennessee Valley Authority was founded to help the hard-hit Tennessee Valley, where it was tasked with improving the quality of life in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 18, 1933. The TVA Act established the Tennessee Valley Authority. The TVA is one of Roosevelt’s New Deal “alphabet agencies” (others include the WPA and the CCC).

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The most controversial activity of the TVA is the production and sale of electric power, which has been resisted by privately owned power companies.