Tennessee Valley Authority

(noun)

A federally owned corporation in the U.S. created in 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development.

Related Terms

  • Civilian Conservation Corps
  • Agricultural Adjustment Act
  • Farm Security Administration
  • Rural Electrification Administration
  • New Deal Liberalism
  • New Deal Coalition
  • Social Security Act

(noun)

A federally owned corporation in the U.S. created in 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley region.

Related Terms

  • Civilian Conservation Corps
  • Agricultural Adjustment Act
  • Farm Security Administration
  • Rural Electrification Administration
  • New Deal Liberalism
  • New Deal Coalition
  • Social Security Act

Examples of Tennessee Valley Authority in the following topics:

  • Agricultural Initiatives and Recovery

    • Tennessee Valley Authority (1933): A major public work project that aimed to modernize the poor farms in the Tennessee Valley region by providing navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development.
    • Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Planting Crew, author unknown, 1939.
  • Relief and Conservation Programs

    • As noted by one authority, Roosevelt's New Deal "was literally stamped on the American landscape. "
    • In 1933, the Administration launched the Tennessee Valley Authority, a project involving dam construction on an unprecedented scale in order to curb flooding, generate electricity, and modernize the very poor farms in the Tennessee Valley region of the Southern United States.
  • Launching the New Deal

    • The Tennessee Valley Authority (1933) was the first large-scale public work project, which created short- and long-term jobs by building and operating a hydroelectric project in the valley of the Tennessee River.
    • A poster publicizing Social Security benefits, author unknown, late 1930s/early 1940s
  • Relief for the Unemployed

    • In 1933, the Administration launched the Tennessee Valley Authority, a project involving dam construction on an unprecedented scale in order to curb flooding, generate electricity, and modernize the very poor farms in the Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States.
  • The Great Depression and the New Deal

    • The final major items of New Deal legislation were the creation of the United States Housing Authority and Farm Security Administration, both in 1937, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which set maximum hours and minimum wages for most categories of workers.
    • Many New Deal programs remain active, with some still operating under the original names, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
  • Foundations of the Welfare State

    • Top left: The Tennessee Valley Authority, part of the New Deal, being signed into law in 1933.Top right: FDR (President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was responsible for the New Deal.Bottom: A public mural from one of the artists employed by the New Deal's WPA program.
  • Farm and Rural Programs

    • The Tennessee Valley Authority was also controversial in the 1930s.
  • Competing Solutions

    • Also in 1932, Hoover signed the Emergency Relief and Construction Act, which authorized considerable funds for public works programs and direct relief programs.
    • The Tennessee Valley Authority (1933) was the first large-scale public work project.
    • It created short- and long-term jobs by building and operating a hydroelectric project in the valley of the Tennessee River.
  • The Battle of Chattanooga

    • Brown's Ferry crossed the Tennessee River with a navigable point that could be reached by Union supply boats.
    • A force at Brown's Ferry would also threaten the right flank of any Confederate movement into the valley.
    • Hoping to distract Bragg's attention, Grant authorized Thomas's army to advance in the center of his line to the base of Missionary Ridge.
    • The Union now held undisputed control of the state of Tennessee, including Chattanooga, the "Gateway to the Lower South."
    • Chattanooga viewed from the north bank of the Tennessee River, 1863.
  • Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization

    • The population of the Indus Valley Civilization may have once been as large as five million.
    • Unlike Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt, the inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization did not build large, monumental structures.
    • Archaeological records provide no immediate answers regarding a center of authority, or depictions of people in power in Harappan society.
    • The extraordinary uniformity of Harappan artifacts is evident in pottery, seals, weights, and bricks with standardized sizes and weights, suggesting some form of authority and governance.
    • This map shows a cluster of Indus Valley Civilization cities and excavation sites along the course of the Indus River in Pakistan.
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