THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
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Federal Reserve
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Great Depression
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Hoover Dam
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In 1928, Congress authorized the project. The winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium named Six Companies, Inc., which began construction of the dam in early 1931.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Hoover Dam was built by a construction company called Six Companies Inc, which was actually a consortium of several companies: Morrison-Knudsen Co., Utah Construction Co., J. F. Shea Co., Pacific Bridge Co., MacDonald & Kahn Ltd. and a joint venture of W. A. Bechtel Co., Henry J. Kaiser, and Warren Brothers.
Detailed explanation-4: -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."