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The Great Depression and The Tennessee Valley Authority //This page is going to serve as the "container" for your video. This text and the text below will be **deleted by you** and replaced with// **your words**//. I have a header where I would like you to describe your project, the topic, and reflect on the process.//

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=The Great Depression and the New Deal=

The great depression was a period of worldwide economic depression that lasted from 1929 until approximately 1939. The starting point of the great depression is usually listed as October 29, 1929. This was the date when the stock market fell dramatically 12.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average would eventually bottom out by July, 1939 with a loss of approximately 89 % of its value.

The Tennessee Valley Authority was formed in 1933 by Congress. It was an agency and they build giant dams along the Tennessee River. They believed that the dams would control flooding, cheap electricity, increase jobs, prosperity in one of the country’s rural areas. Some of the major goals of the Tennessee Valley Authority: In 1945 plants lit thousands of farms that never had electricity before. The TVA failed to relieve the region’s poverty. Conservations criticized TVA for driving some property owners off their land. They argued unfair government to complete with private power companies. Others claimed that TVA disrupted natural environment. TVA projects led to increase air population. In the 1930’s popular TVA seemed to symbolize government planning. The Region was one of the most disadvantaged in the South. Improved economic and social circumstances of the people living in the river basin. Some current information: The net income is 726 million dollars. Operating income is 1.97 billion dollars. One of the key people of the TVA is Tom Kilgore.

Through 1930, consumer spending continued to decline which meant businesses cut jobs thereby increasing unemployment. Further, a severe drought across America meant that agricultural jobs were reduced.

The Tennessee Valley Authority was established in 1933 developed the economy in the Tennessee Valley region which had been hit extremely hard by the Great Depression. The TVA was and is federally owned corporation that works in this region to this day. It is the largest publish provider of electricity in the United States.

=Reflection= To create my video I researched a topic of my choice, but it had to either in a positive or negative way affect the great depression. I choose the Tennessee River Valley. This was a great creation. It helped spread power to many areas. I wrote a paper about the TVA and The Great Depression. I used this paper as my narrative for my story.I opened up garage band and recorded my paper. I found some pictures that went along with my topic. Then I put the pictures in Imovie. From garage band I exported my narrative to Imovie. My project was then complete.
 * Describe in a paragraph or so the process you took to create your video. What were some challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Be reflective on what you learned.**