THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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California and Utah
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Nevada and Arizona
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, spanning the Arizona-Nevada state line, are located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a concrete thick-arch structure, 726.4 feet high and 1, 244 feet long.
Detailed explanation-2: -Physically, Hoover Dam is a massive, concrete arch-gravity dam, 660 feet thick at its base and wide enough at its crest that traffic on old U.S. 93 coursed right over its top.
Detailed explanation-3: -Massive Hoover Dam, which straddles the Arizona and Nevada borders on the Colorado River | Library of Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -How long did it take to build the dam, powerplant, and appurtenant works? Five years. The contractors were allowed seven years from April 20, 1931, but concrete placement in the dam was completed May 29, 1935, and all features were completed by March 1, 1936.