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How did Herbert Hoover earn the nickname “The Great Humanitarian?”

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Herbert Hoover earned the nickname “The Great Humanitarian" because he voluntarily did services in extensive flood work, especially when the Mississippi River overflows its banks in 1927 causing flood to neighboring areas.
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