Question

The Tennessee Valley Authority was a great public works project that provided many jobs for people during the Great Depression. What were TWO other reasons that the TVA was important to this region of America?

Answer 1

The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporation that was established as part of FDR's New Deal programs. One of the purposes of this corporation was to avoid the excessive presence of private companies in the modernization of the valley.

The TVA provided people with many jobs during the Great Depression. However, it achieved more than this. The TVA managed the natural environment of the region by controlling flooding and erosion. It also increased industrial activity in the region by building dams and power plants.