THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
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The Hoover Dam is named in honor of President Herbert Hoover.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hoover left office, the Interior Department, for reasons that need not be referred to in detail here, avoided the use of the name “Hoover Dam” where possible, and used the names"Boulder Canyon Dam” or “Boulder Dam."
Detailed explanation-2: -The bill passed on December 18, 1928 and President Herbert Hoover signed a proclamation on June 25, 1929 making the Compact effective. Appropriations were approved and construction began in 1930. The dam was dedicated in 1935 and the hydroelectric generators went online in 1937.
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