THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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CCC
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TVA
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WPA
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The TVA, or Tennessee Valley Authority, was established in 1933 as one of President Roosevelt’s Depression-era New Deal programs, providing jobs and electricity to the rural Tennessee River Valley, an area that spans seven states in the South.
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: -New Deal Increases Hydropower After a massive boost from President Roosevelt’s New Deal construction programs, hydropower accounts for a full 40% of electrical generation in the United States-more than tripling the capacity of just 20 years earlier.
Detailed explanation-4: -The TVA’s ambitious slate of objectives included improving navigation of the river, controlling flooding, reforestation, providing a reliable supply of water, modernizing farming techniques and providing affordable electricity for the people of the region.