(TVA) Tennessee Valley
Authority
When and Why?
• Created on May 18, 1933.
• The TVA was created to solve the
problems of the people during the
depression. Such as the unemployment
and the condition of the farmland and
wildlife.
Who?
• President Franklin D Roosevelt and congress
passed and signed the TVA Act.
President Franklin D Roosevelt signs the TVA Act.
What did the TVA do?
• The TVA created various plants to supply
energy. The TVA produced electricity and sold it
to people for a low price during the depression.
This modernized some towns and boosted the
economy.
• During the 30’s the TVA helped teach farmers
about improving crops and developing fertilizers.
The TVA also helped out in improving the
wildlife. In the 40’s the TVA started one of the
largest hydropower projects in American history
to provide power for the production of war
products. This employed about 28,000 people.
Was the TVA effective?
• The TVA was effective during the depression
because it created jobs for the people during the
depression.
• The unemployment situation during the
depression was one of the largest problems.
TVA workers
The TVA today
• The TVA is still in use today. The TVA still
builds power plants of all sorts to produce
and sell electricity.
• When the TVA was first made it was a
government program, but today it is its
own company.
Sources
• http://www.tva.gov/abouttva/history.htm
• http://www.newdeal20.org/wpcontent/uploads/2009/04/tva.jpg
• http://www.ibew46.org/History/images/270
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