The Most Controversial Aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority Was

question 91

Multiple Choice

The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was its effort to

• A) provide cheap electrical power in competition with private industry.
• B) control floods in the Tennessee and Cumblerland valleys.
• C) prevent soil erosion throughout the region.
• D) build housing for poor and middle-class citizens in the region.
• E) provide moderately priced electrical power in collaboration with private industry.

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Hydroboration/Oxidation

A two-step organic reaction that converts alkenes into alcohols through a hydroboration step followed by oxidation.

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