HomeTopicsGreat DepressionHenry J. Kaiser Builds Hoover Dam and U.S. WarshipsHenry J. Kaiser Builds Hoover Dam and U.S. WarshipsUpdated: August 22, 2018 | Original: May 30, 2012copy page linkPrint PageSee how Henry Kaiser's love for a young lady spurred him to build the Hoover Dam and the great military war ships.