Which of the following is NOT true about the Tennessee Valley Authority?

A

gave disability benefits to those injured by war.

B

created jobs for the unemployed to build dams.

C

helped areas in the South and helped the Appalachians prosper.

D

established hydroelectricity as a form of power in poor southern communities.

Respuesta :

D:established hydroelectricity as a form of power in poor southern communities.

Answer:

A. gave disability benefits to those injured by war.

Explanation:

The Tennessee Valley Authority was the crown jewel of the New Deal. With spectacular short-, medium- and long-term results, it has left the most extraordinary legacy in terms of large investments in hydroelectric dams, damming rivers, malaria eradication, and agricultural and industrial development. In addition, it has generated jobs and helped countless families. It has, in fact, become the most powerful instrument of state planning and implementation of regional development in the United States.

The Tennessee Valley Authority covered much of Tennessee, but also parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky, as well as Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. It was one of the poorest regions in the United States. Even by the standards of the Great Depression, but reversed the misery situation by establishing hydroelectricity as a form of power in the poor communities of the south.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is a classic example of how, even in capitalism, the public sector and the private sector can develop together for the benefit of the national economy. The result of this, politically, is the state of social welfare.

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