Expanding and regulating utilities (1 jan 1945 ano – 1 jan 1949 ano)

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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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