tennessee valley authority meredith gano ursula widocki sarah zimmermann
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Meredith GanoUrsula Widocki
Sarah Zimmermann
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Public power provider
TVA
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to address environmental, economic, and technological issues
TVA’s Purpose
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May 18, 1933 Congress passed the TVA act
How TVA was Implemented
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Gave Jobs
It’s Target
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Needed Increase of Federal Spending: To develop and enforce the TVA To develop/ distribute
fertilizers to farmers To construct hydroelectric
power stations To build dams To provide jobs
The Role of Government
Norris Dam, first Dam built under the TVA
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Involvement in Everyday Normal Lives: Taught farmers new techniques Provided employment Generated Electricity Controlled Tennessee River
The Role of Government
Carpenter working on the construction of the Douglas Dam in East Tennessee
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Regulated Big Businesses: Sold to publically-owned distribution
utilities Created regulations to prevent
competition "Never shall the federal government
part with its sovereignty or with its control of its power resources while I'm president of the United States."
The Role of Government
Roosevelt signing the TVA Act
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Effectiveness
• Successful regional plan
• Improved standard of living
• Economical development
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Improve efficiency
Healthy soil Crop rotation Fertilizers Irrigation
More profit
Farm Reform
Demonstration Farm
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Reduce destructive flooding Conservation Preservation Jobs
Creation of Dams
Bed FloodingHydroelectric Dam
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Affordable for rural isolated towns
Government involvement in business power Ruled Constitutional
Power Supply
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TVA Today Largest public power company Transportation Water Quality Recreation
Long-Lasting Effects
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Bernard, Patricia. "History of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)." Almanac of Policy Issues. N.p.. Web. 2 Dec 2012.
Kennedy, David, Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Bailey. The American Pagent. 12th ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. 791. Print.
Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933. 17, 73d Cong. (1993) Tennessee Valley Authority. Tennessee Valley Authority, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2012. <http://www.tva.com/abouttva/history.htm>.
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