English, 19.05.2020 02:08 Aidanme25

Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U. S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. The dam was controversially named after President Herbert Hoover.
In this passage, the author implies that President Herbert Hoover

A) was universally admired by everyone.
B) was not particularly liked by some people.
C) was responsible for the building of the dam.
D) was born some time after the dam was completed.

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