Statements (49)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
natural disaster
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gptkbp:causedBy |
loss of life
excessive rainfall |
gptkbp:defeated |
infrastructure
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gptkbp:economicImpact |
over $400 million
|
gptkbp:encouraged |
government response
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gptkbp:hasCitations |
the_New_Orleans_area
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gptkbp:highlights |
racial inequalities
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Mississippi Flood
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gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Mississippi_River_Basin
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gptkbp:influenced |
environmental policies
urban planning U.S._flood_policy |
gptkbp:inspiration |
literature and music
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gptkbp:involved |
evacuations
levee failures floodwaters reaching 30 feet Red_Cross_relief_efforts |
gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
Great Depression
infrastructure improvements legislative changes human suffering flood recovery efforts historians and scientists |
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
economic hardship
extensive flooding |
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
government reports
photographs and news articles |
gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
academic studies
|
gptkbp:isExaminedBy |
documentaries
|
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
climate conditions
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gptkbp:isNotableFor |
its humanitarian impact
its scale and impact |
gptkbp:isPortrayedBy |
historical accounts
national media |
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor |
memorials
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gptkbp:ledTo |
urban migration
flood control measures community rebuilding efforts improvements in weather forecasting increased federal involvement in disaster response creation_of_the_Flood_Control_Act_of_1928 |
gptkbp:occursIn |
1927
April to August 1927 |
gptkbp:populationTrend |
approximately 700,000 people
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
displacement of thousands
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gptkbp:wasPartOf |
Great Flood of 1927
American_history the_history_of_the_Mississippi_River |