TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority

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TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority

• 1933
• By Whitney Boldan

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TVA

• The Tennessee Valley Authority passed by
  congressed on May 18, 1933.
• President Roosevelt needed ideas to make the New
  Deal better and to lift the nation out of the
  Great Depression.
• The New Deal is economic programs in the US
  during 1933-1936

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TVA continued..

• Roosevelt had many options to fix the problems of
  the beginning of the Great Depression but the TVA
  sounded most promising.
• When Roosevelt was making a statement to congress
  to pass the TVA he said he wanted
• a corporation clothed with the power of
  government but possessed of the flexibility and
  initiative of a private enterprise.

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TVA being Passed

• Franklin Roosevelt
• ?

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Problems They Faced.

• The TVA often faced issues like
• Power Production.
• Navigation, and flood control.
• Malaria Control.
• Reforestation/Erosion control.

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What the TVA did.

• TVA created new fertilizers, taught farmers how
  to improve crop yields.
• They also helped replant forests, control forest
  fires, and improve habitat for wildlife and fish.

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More on what The TVA did.

• The TVA would build Dams to control rivers around
  different parts of the Country.
• Dams controlled floods, made navigation easier,
  and would help generate electricity.

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The New Deal

• Was there to help the economy.
• The things that came from the new deal
• Economy Act-cut federal costs throught the
  reorganization of cuts in salaries and veterans.
• Beer-Wine Revenue Act-legalized and taxed wine.
  The Three R's.
• The New Deal was President Roosevelt's plan to
  help get us out of the Great Depression.

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More on New Deal

• Failed because it didnt go far enough fast
  enough.
• Help to recover the economy a little but it
  didnt do enough.
• The New Deal on the other hand did begin saving
  banks.

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Huey Pierce Long Jr.

• He was the 40th governor of Louisiana from
  1928-1932.
• Then was US senator from 1932-1935.
• He was a democrat although he was also backed up
  Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• He created the Share our Wealth program in 1934
  to redistribute wealth.
• He was a critic of the Federal Reserve systems
  and their policies.

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Huey Continued..

• His Share Of Wealth program started problems with
  the New Deal.
• Roosevelts supporters opposed Long because of
  his program.
• The Share of Wealth progran took away fortunes of
  people.
• It gave 5,000 to families to buy homes, cars,
  radios, ect.

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Huey Long
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Sources

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Long
• http//www.dtman.com/steve_private/school/newdeal.
  htm
• http//www.tva.gov/abouttva/history.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Auth
  ority
• http//www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articlelearni
  ng_from_the_new_deals_mistakes
• http//www.hueylong.com/