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[ musical flourish ]

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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by President Hoover.

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Before he became president, well, he was just [President Hoover vacuuming his office]

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collecting dust. [ chuckles ]

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All right. Let's read the following passage.

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[ mumbles ]

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All right. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

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And here are potential answers.

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[ mumbles ]

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All right, well, [a bee hovering in a dam]

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we can start by ruling out answer B.

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Bye, B.

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The passage doesn't tell us how large-scale projects

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impacted employment during the Great Depression.

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We have to imagine it made the depression less great,

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which is... great. [three men wiping the floor of a dam]

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We think.

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We can also eliminate answer D.

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While having a large structure named after you usually means

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you've done something right, the passage

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doesn't mention how Hoover was seen as a politician. [President Hoover inaugurating a dam]

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We're sure there's a tasteful plaque on the dam, though.

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Somewhere.

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The last line of the passage tells us that answer C

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could've been true... until recently.

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So unless you're watching this from a wormhole,

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answer C is out. [a car falling off a bridge]

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If you do happen to be watching this from a wormhole,

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well, take our advice and plan an alternate route.

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That means answer A is the correct choice.

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We know that the Great Depression took place between [American flag hoisted on a dam]

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1929 and 1939,

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so we know that the Hoover Dam was built during the '30s.

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And finding that answer is something we can feel

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great about. [ chuckles ] We mean that. Sincerely. [image of award sculptures]

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[ cry ]

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