HIST 1377 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Meteorology, Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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The state of disasters and the rise of fema. Tried framing the damage as the re"s fault. Fire is something that could be more easily digested by the public rather than an earthquake. Katrina is a symbol of loss, not only of life and property, but in ways immeasurable to many of us. Professionals often attempt to aggregate to numbers what is in many ways resistant to reduction. We often make the mistake of overlooking the importance of artifacts. The american red cross became more closely tied with disaster relief after the. The 1906 earthquake laid the foundation for american red cross relief activities throughout the 20th century. Calamity torn areas were forced to admit disaster as they turned more to the federal government for relief funds. In 1934, congress authorized the reconstruction finance corporation to begin making disaster loans to rebuild public facilities. George stewart"s novel entitled storm published in 1941 put a new spin on hurricanes.
