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TVA stood for Tennessee Valley Authority and was the brainchild of Senator George Norris, a Republican progressive. The TVA was a series of dams built by the government to control flooding in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and to generate cheap electricity for the people living in that area.

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Q: What did TVA stand for during the great depression?
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Was the TVA created during war years?

No, the Tennessee Valley Authority was created during the Great Depression of the 1930s to provide jobs for some of the unemployed.


What does the map suggest about how the TVA helped American workers during the Great Depression?

First we need to see the map you're talking about. And second, is it a multiple question answer or what?


How did people help those in need during the great depression?

Must of been the so-called "alphabet soup" that helped like the AAA, CCC, WPA, TVA, SSB.


What organization was formed during the Great Depression?

CCC TVA Social Security WPA All of those things are acronyms created by FDR's administration to help the economy and create jobs during the depression until the U.S. came out of the depression at the start of production for World War Two.


Built dams for flood control and hydroelectric power during depression?

dams were actually built in Ancient Mesoptamia. i dont know the time though.


What does the TVA exemplify among New Deal policies?

The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) exemplifies the New Deal policy of public works and economic stimulus. It was created to provide electricity and control flooding in the Tennessee Valley region, while also creating jobs during the Great Depression. The TVA demonstrated the government's willingness to intervene in the economy to promote development and improve people's lives.


What does tva stand for in the 1930s?

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What was the goal of the TVA?

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established in 1933, during the Great Depression as one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs. The purpose of the organization was to offer general economic development (for example fertilizer manufacturing, energy generation, and flood control) to the Tennessee Valley, a particularly impacted region during the Great Depression. No government plan works perfectly, but the TVA had a pretty high batting average, overall.


What did FDR's New Deal do?

Well during this time of 1929-1930s, the united states suffered from the great depression. So with FDR creating the New Deal, there was a development of social and economic programs. Such as the SEC, FDIC, CCC, TVA,SSA and etc.


where can i get a tva job online?

You find TVA Jobs at the official site from TVA or on indeed. But there is also a site called mybvi that offers TVA jobs.And you can find TVA jobs at the big webservice monster as well.


When was TVA Films created?

TVA Films was created in 2002.


When was Shopping TVA created?

Shopping TVA was created in 1997.