In 1933, Congress created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to
A) allow farmers to use their stored crops as collateral for loans.
B) generate electricity for rural areas.
C) underwrite farm mortgages.
D) subsidize agricultural exports.
B
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Which of the following is true of Alexander Hamilton?
A. He trusted the ability of common people to participate in government. B. He believed that people were motivated primarily by economic self-interest. C. Rather than viewing the American republic as one nation, he saw it as a collection of sovereign states loosely bound together by a contractual agreement. D. His optimism about America's future was based on his belief that most people put the common good above their own personal desires.
Who did Thomas Jefferson believe were the most vigilant and virtuous people?
A) City dwellers B) Educated farmers C) Factory workers D) African-American slaves E) Indians
The text throughout the chapter links progressivism and American diplomacy. Which statement would best summarize this analysis?
A. All three presidents between 1901 and 1920 were progressives. B. The humanitarian vision of progressivism was violated by U.S. entry into World War I. C. The progressive administration of Woodrow Wilson led the United States into World War I. D. Progressive moralism and desire for order were applied both to the international situation and to the wartime home front.
What was the outcome of the 1868 election?
a. Democrats swept the South, promising that southern states could reorganize their own governments. b. Republicans lost their two-thirds majority in the Senate due to the readmission of rebel states. c. Republicans won the presidency and retained their two-thirds majority in both houses. d. Democrats gained a Senate majority but were unable to capture the presidency or the House.