THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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965
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726
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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 is 726 feet (221 metres) high and 1, 244 feet (379 metres) long at the crest. It contains 4, 400, 000 cubic yards (3, 360, 000 cubic metres) of concrete. Four reinforced-concrete intake towers located above the dam divert water from the reservoir into huge steel pipes called penstocks.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Hoover Dam is 726.4 feet (221.3 meters) tall. Today, Hoover Dam still ranks in the top 20 of the tallest dams in the world, but only in the concrete gravity and arch categories. Many other rock and earthfill dams have surpassed Hoover in height.