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Which city brought electricity to the Tennessee River valley during the Great Depression and was the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
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Knoxville
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What was the significance of the Tennessee valley authority act?
The purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority (started in 1933) was to modernize the Tennessee Valley area using electricity and federal experts. This area that includes most of Tennessee and parts of several other states surrounding Tennessee was extremely hard hit by the Great Depression.
Where can one find the Tennessee Valley authority?
One can find the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville, Tennessee. The headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority are also in the same city, while there are also offices available in Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia.
What led to ability to generate electricity from water power?
Tennessee Vally Authority
What led the ability to generate electricity from water power?
Tennessee Vally Authority
Why was the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority controversial?
The Tennessee Valley Authority was created by an act of congress in 1933, during the Great Depression. It basically supplies electricity to parts of US states in the "Tennessee Valley". Its critics claimed that it was too much governmental interference in the private sector. Some called it "socialism". It was very controversial in its time.
Which New Deal program hired men to build a series of dams to prevent flooding and sell electricity in Appalachia?
Tennessee Valley Authority
What was the Tennessee Valley Authority program supposed to do?
Supply the area with water and electricity, and jobs.
Which program of the New Deal helped build dams along rivers to control flooding and provide cheap electricity?
Tennessee Valley Authority was the New Deal that built dams to provide cheap electricity in some Southern states.
Was The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Tennessee Valley Authority provided jobs during the Depression?
constructing jobs for the unemployed
What new deal agency brought electricity and agriculture education to millions of rural Americans?
Tennessee Valley Authority
What program was put together to provide jobs and electricity to rural areas of the United States?
Tennessee valley authority
What were the results of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
negative affects were that government sponserd stripmining and coal burning caused air,land, and water pollution
