THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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provide power, contain flooding and provide irrigation
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provide power and create a tourists attraction.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Completed in 1936, Hoover Dam was built to provide irrigation water and hydroelectric power, and to control seasonal flooding of the Colorado River, which made downstream settlement possible.
Detailed explanation-2: -Today the Hoover Dam controls the flooding of the Colorado River, irrigates to over 1, 500, 000 acres of land, and provides water to over 16, 000, 000 people. Lake Mead supports recreational activities and provides habitats to fish and wildlife. Power generated by the dam provides energy to power over 500, 000 homes.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the time of its construction, Hoover Dam was mankind’s most massive masonry structure since the Great Pyramids. In all, it took this―and more―to create Hoover Dam: 4.4 million cubic yards of concrete. 88 million pounds of plate steel and outlet pipes.