Expanding and regulating utilities (1 ene 1945 año – 1 ene 1949 año)
Descripción:
The Second New Deal also includ-
ed laws to promote rural electrification and to regulate public utilities. In 1935, only 12.6 percent of American farms had electricity. Roosevelt established under executive order the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), which financed and worked with electrical cooperatives to bring electricity to isolated areas. By 1945,
48 percent of America’s farms and rural homes had electricity.
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fecha:
1 ene 1945 año
1 ene 1949 año
~ 4 years