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... flood relief activities ( 1927 ) and also participated in post - World War II famine relief work in Europe . In 1921 Hoover began a new career in public service as secretary of commerce under successive Republican administrations ( 1921 ...
... flood relief activities ( 1927 ) and also participated in post - World War II famine relief work in Europe . In 1921 Hoover began a new career in public service as secretary of commerce under successive Republican administrations ( 1921 ...
Page 174
... flood- ing . Many plans were made for controlling the drainage of the Huai Basin in the later years of the Ch'ing dynasty ( 1644-1911 ) . In the 1930s , under the Nanking government , part of the system was dredged , and an artificial ...
... flood- ing . Many plans were made for controlling the drainage of the Huai Basin in the later years of the Ch'ing dynasty ( 1644-1911 ) . In the 1930s , under the Nanking government , part of the system was dredged , and an artificial ...
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... flood 19 : 1074h Honan drainage and flood control 8 : 1052d Inner Mongolia's geography and irrigation 9 : 602g K'ang - hsi's navigation improvements 10 : 380h Kansu hydroelectric projects 10 : 389e Kiangsu geography and drainage 10 ...
... flood 19 : 1074h Honan drainage and flood control 8 : 1052d Inner Mongolia's geography and irrigation 9 : 602g K'ang - hsi's navigation improvements 10 : 380h Kansu hydroelectric projects 10 : 389e Kiangsu geography and drainage 10 ...
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