Before Herbert Hoover was in politics, he was a very successful engineer. He was trained and got his degree in mining and civil engineering. He was a very successful engineer, humanitarian and an administrator. He was a lover of the outdoor activities--especially fishing. He ran gold mines in Australia and China. In his early thirties, he was a multi-millionaire.
When Woodrow Wilson was president, he asked Hoover to be the food administrator for World War I. Hoover was Secretary of Commerce for seven years under Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge's cabinets. He also passed laws for farmers and agricultural companies.
Just eight months into office, he faced "the Crash" of the stock market fueling the Great Depression. Many blamed Hoover for the Crash, but he had warned President Coolidge of the uneven growth of the stock market. In fact, he told construction companies to speed up their jobs. Also, he cut one hundred sixty million dollars in taxes. The employment of five thousand people to construct the Boulder Dam helped curb unemployment. The dam was built to prevent flooding of the Colorado River. Hoover helped prevent pollution by encouraging people not to litter and to keep fishing waters clean.
Hoover Dam stands seven hundred and twenty five feet high. It has seventeen turbines that generate up to 2074 mega watts of energy per day. The naming of the dam itself created controversy. FDR's cabinet objected to it being named the Hoover Dam and called Boulder Dam. During Harry Truman's presidency, it was changed to Hoover Dam. He also asked Herbert Hoover back to the White House to help with food distribution from World War II.
The first person to post the correct answers to the following questions (only do one so that someone else may have a try), gets extra credit. Besides the presidency, what other jobs did Hoover have? Why was the Hoover Dam made? What did you find most interesting about Herbert Hoover and/or the Hoover Dam.
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Besides the his job as president Hoover was an engineer and served as secretary of commerce for seven years. The Hoover Dam was made to reclaim California's floodprone Imperial Valley and to improve water supply to the seven Colorado River-basin states.
Besides the his job as president Hoover was an engineer and served as secretary of commerce for seven years. The Hoover Dam was made to reclaim California's floodprone Imperial Valley and to improve water supply to the seven Colorado River-basin states.
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Hoover was once a california resident, a passionate fisherman, and a well respected engineer before his time as President. He had a great intrest in damming the Colorado River, and looked into the proposition while serving as the secretary of commerce under calvin coolidge. He later won congressional support in 1928 when Coolidge presidency ended $177 million was appropriated. The Dam would be built by 6 of Americas top constuction companies working as one to fulfill Hoovers dream. The Dam would provide much needed flood control, and also water for irrigation and electrical power for the growing population of the Southwest.
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