What was the initial purpose of the TVA?
Navigation, flood control, and electricity generation
National defense
Agricultural subsidies
Healthcare reform
Answer
The initial purpose of the TVA was to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, regional planning, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley. This region had suffered from a lack of infrastructure and poverty during the Great Depression.
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