Government project building dams and bringing electricity and jobs to the rural South.

• A. NIRA/NRA
• B. CIO
• C. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
• D. AAA

Answer: (C)

The Tennessee Valley Authority is the example that fits this description because it was a federal public works project designed to transform the rural South through infrastructure, electricity, and jobs. Created in the 1930s as part of the New Deal, the TVA built a network of dams along the Tennessee River to control floods, generate affordable hydroelectric power, and spur economic development in underserved rural communities. It didn’t just create power; it modernized farming, industry, and daily life in the Tennessee Valley by bringing reliable electricity and new employment opportunities during the Great Depression.

The other options represent different types of responses to the era’s challenges. NIRA/NRA focused on establishing codes for industry and fair competition rather than building large-scale regional infrastructure. The CIO was a labor union aiming to organize workers, not a government project. The AAA sought to raise farm prices through production controls, not to electrify rural areas or construct dams.

So the project described—government-backed dam-building that brings electricity and jobs to the rural South—points to the Tennessee Valley Authority.