Tennessee Valley Authority:
The land had been stripped away of most of it forests also was over farmed
FDR picked people who looked into the future to help the land not only now but later
Came up with new fertilizers
helped the farmers produce better crop yield without decimating the land
Built dams
improved teh lives of the residents adn farmers
brought many new jobs into the area
TVA built 12 new hydroelectric plants and a steam plant and the employment was at least 28,000
It is still around today and is the most reliabile power plant in the country
Francis Townsend:
Moved to California and worked as a medical assistant until forced into early retirement due to the great depression
Proposed a plan in which the Federal gov. would provide every person over 60 wiht a monthly pension of $2oo
His plan was called the old age revolving pensipon plan
Received much needed public support
Roosevelt passed the Social Security Act and townsend did not like it bc it did not beneifet the old as much
Homeowners LoanCoperation:
prevent forclosure on homes
gave people longer loans up to 20 to 25 years
Fashion of the 1930s:
Men wore suits and hats
Women wore dresses that were mid calf lenght
Hats were popular of both sexes
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