Rural Electrification Program

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100

What Year was it enacted?

1936

200

What month was it enacted?

may

300

What day was it enacted?

20th

400

In what year was a mile of electrical line in rural areas $600?

1939

500

What year was it reported 80% of farms had electricity?

1950

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why was the program started?

to bring electricity to farms 

200

What was the only downside?

It was expensive

300

What three jobs did this provide?

engineers, electricians, and construction workers

400

What senator helped FDR?

George Norris

500

what was the other man that helped FDRs name?

John Rankin

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100

At the time of when the program was enacted only 10% of farms had electricity, true or false?

True

200

There was a lot of downsides to the program, True or False?

Flase

300

The US government did this without the help of outside independent companies, True or False?

False

400

These acts were carried out by loans and not done for free, True or False?

True

500

The REA provided triple the money to the economy it costed, True or False?

False