Rural Electrification Act

It was a hot day here in Jackson. It felt like summer, but it was fall. Usually when it is this type of climate something is going to happen, for example a tornado. I was outside with my dog, while the rest of the family was inside watching television. I hear the house door open, and my mother comes out. “Wow, it feels warm out here,” said my mother as she was looking at the clouds. “I believed it was going to be a little cold and I came out here with a jacket on.” My mother started walking towards

millions of jobless citizens a chance to earn wages by working on government sponsored jobs. The jobs created by the WPA not only helped those without jobs, but also improved our roads, buildings, and cities as a whole. The New Deal also provided rural communities with electricity through the Tennessee Valley Authority by building

Advertising the New Deal The Great Depression brought on a lot of hardships for the American people. President Hoover believed that it was best to not get involved and everything would work itself out. This angered the American people, and, in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected into office to “fix” the problem. With this great task, he wanted to keep the public informed and began to have “fireside chats” in which he would explain the problem at hand and possible solutions to the problem that

Administration help move families that were effected by things like the Dust Bowl, which destroyed hundreds of acres of farms in the Midwest. The REA helped bring farmers into the twentieth century by providing farmers with electricity. The FSA was to assist rural poor and migrant agricultural worker. The New Deal also attempted to help workers. The workingman was one of the people hardest hit by the Great Depression. At one point during the one in four Americans, 25% were unemployed. FDR saw this as

3 The emergence of more Power Stations and Transmission lines throughout the country didn’t take much time. Till 1948, Electricity generation, transmission and distribution were governed by Electricity Act 1910. The Government used to give licences for generation, transmission and distribution of power. But this type of approach was not conducive to a balanced and sufficient growth in this key sector. There was absence of co-ordination and a meaningful

Promotion of New and Renewable Sources of Energy Introduction Energy plays a crucial role in the economic development of all nations, especially those with limited access to resources. Access to energy sources is one of the fundamental elements of poverty reduction and sustainable development. It is for this reason that renewable energy and energy efficiency is essential to protect and preserve, as it provides a basis for economic advances, increased education, and environment sustainability

save the banks. During his first hundred days as president, FDR ordered all banks to closed to stop people from withdrawing money from the banks, until congress meeting into special session. On March 9 congress passed Roosevelt’s Emergency Banking Act, in which recognized the banks and closed the ones there were insolvent. Banks would re open immediately with government support, and the ones that were insolvent would be handed over to federal conservators who would guide them to solvency. The President

NYA to enter the special election for the 10th Congressional District called after the death of Representative James P. Buchanan. Johnson backed Roosevelt 100% and handily won the election on April 10.“In Congress, Johnson worked hard for rural electrification, public housing, and eliminating government waste. He was appointed to the House Committee on Naval Affairs at the request of President Roosevelt.” (President Lyndon B. Johnson's Biography.) Atfer, In 1938 He re-elcted to a full term in the

James Earl Carter Jr. also known as Jimmy, was born in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924. His mother Bessie Lillian Gordy was a trained nurse and his dad James Earl Carter, was a farmer, entrepreneur, and a landowner. He lived in Plains for the first four years of his life, a little after his fourth birthday he and his family moved to a small town called Archery. There the Carter family owned a 350 acre farm, a warehouse and a grocery store. Jimmy was a very well behaved child seldom left home,

should be left to deal with their financial issues and that the government should not get involved. President Hoover seemed to have the right mindset but the wrong way of going about it and sunk the nation into a deeper hole by enforcing the Revenue Act of 1932 as well as the Reconstruction finance corporation, and a tariff. Another issue that took place in the U.S. during this time which made the depression seem even bleaker, was