Comprehension Aid: "TVA History"

Getting the Meaning:

• When did FDR sign the TVA into law?
• What did FDR hope the TVA would do?
• Not everyone agreed with the government's plan for the Tennessee Valley. Why did some people oppose the plan?

• If you owned a company that provided electric power to areas outside the Tennessee Valley, why would you oppose the government if they wanted to build a power company inside the Tennessee Valley?
• What evidence is provided that tells you that the TVA was successful in some of its goals?