Levees
To prevent flooding
Name 3 states that come into contact with the Mississippi River?
-Minnesota -Missouri
-Tennessee -Kentucky
-Wisconsin -Arkansas
-Iowa -Louisiana
-Illinois -Mississippi
What well-known charitable organization aided in providing relief to the flood?
The American Red Cross
What flood prevention system was used to 'stop' the flooding?
Levees
What caused the Mississippi River to flood?
Rainfall
The 2 types of levees that were constructed along the Mississippi River (non-specific)
Artifical and natural
The Louisiana Purchase
What was considered to be "the greatest civil engineering projects in history"?
The 1928 Flood Control Act
When did the heavy rainfall in the Midwest begin? Which eventually contributed to the flooding of the river.
1926
Who was the American President at the time of the disaster?
Calvin Coolidge
Why did the villagers on either side of the Mississippi River try to destroy the other's levee?
To cause the flooding to travel away from them onto the neighboring land
What kind of agriculture was the Mississippi River known for and relied upon for production?
Cotton
How much money was Herber Hoover and the Red Cross able to raise?
16 million dollars
What was the catalyst that led Calvin Coolidge to be involved in providing help to Mississippi?
The Mounds Landing disaster
Where did Herber Hoover graduate college?
Standford University
Civil and Army Corps Engineers
How long is the Mississippi River?
2,340 miles.
Who said this about providing federal aid to American States, "The normal state of American people, the standard toward which all efforts are bent for attainment, usually with success, is that of a self-supporting, self-governing, independent people."
Calvin Coolidge
How many acres of land were flooded in Mississippi by April of 1927?
1 million acres
What fact about the depth of the Mississippi River caused it to be so dangerous in the event of flooding and gathering sediment?
The Mississippi River was as low as the sea level, approaching the Gulf of Mexico
How many people were left homeless as a result of the flooding?
700,000 people
When did flood waters recede from the river?
August of 1927