USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Tennessee Valley Authority was a government project to
A
help poor farmers in the Tennessee River Valley refinance their mortgages and keep their farms
B
build dams and generators, bringing electricity and jobs to poor communities in the Tennessee River Valley
C
eliminate unfair business practices and competition between powerful mining companies in the Tennessee River Valley
D
put more than 4 million Americans to work building roads and airports in the poor and undeveloped Tennessee River Valley
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Read a brief summary of this topic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. government agency established in 1933 to control floods, improve navigation, improve the living standards of farmers, and produce electrical power along the Tennessee River and its tributaries.

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