Which federal corporation established to construct dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley to generate electricity and prevent floods?

• A. Tennessee Valley Authority
• B. Civilian Conservation Corps
• C. Public Works Administration
• D. Works Progress Administration

Answer: (A)

The question asks about a New Deal-era federal entity created to build dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley to generate electricity and prevent floods. That description matches the Tennessee Valley Authority, established in 1933 to develop the Tennessee Valley through dams and hydroelectric plants, which brought electricity to rural areas and reduced flood risk. Beyond electricity, TVA aimed to modernize the region’s economy, improve navigation, and promote regional planning and development, making it a unique federally owned corporation with a broad, integrated mission.

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work-relief program focused on environmental projects and employment, not a corporation dedicated to dam-building in a specific valley. The Public Works Administration and Works Progress Administration were large New Deal agencies funding various public works projects, but they were not a single federal corporation created specifically to construct dams and power facilities in the Tennessee Valley.