INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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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: -The TVA Act encouraged economic development and provided jobs by bringing electricity to rural areas for the first time.
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: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -One such agency was the Tennessee Valley Authority, which was created in 1933. The Tennessee River valley was continually dealing with floods, deforestation, and eroded land. The TVA aimed to help reduce these problems by teaching better farming methods, replanting trees, and building dams.