Which of the following is true of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
A. It did not bring about the economic revitalization of the Tennessee Valley and serves as a classic example of pork-barrel legislation.
B. It degraded the water by dumping waste and pollutants into rivers and streams.
C. Through its educational programs relating to soil management, it prevented further soil erosion in the vast area of the Tennessee Valley.
D. It was the first step in the federal government's attempt to nationalize public-power facilities throughout the United States.
Answer: B
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A. They wanted to Christianize the Indians. B. They wanted to build a society based on freedom of religious expression. C. They wanted to establish a merchant-oriented society with trading ties to the major European nations. D. They wanted to complete their reform of the Church of England.
Woodrow Wilson advocated a program called the
A) New Nationalism. B) Square Deal. C) Fair Deal. D) New Freedom.
Among other positions, Booker T. Washington
A. called on the federal government to offer job training for blacks. B. rejected the ideology of the "New South creed." C. argued that blacks spent too much time trying to impress the white middle class. D. favored industrial over classical education. E. proposed an exodus of blacks from the South to the West.
__________ became the dominant social theme of the 1950s.
a. Consumerism b. Race relations c. Religious activism d. Reform