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the great depression
the great depression was a national nightmare during the 1920s many Americans had started to equate their self worth with their material possessions when the great depression struct people felt worthless -
20th amendment
the 20th amendment was written because the consution was ratifed to reduce the amount of time lane duck presidents and congressmen had to push policies before the new administration and legislators took over -
robert taft
taft was the senate main opponent of Franklin roosevelt new deal domestic policies he felt the new deal socialism during his first term in the senate taft criticized what he believed was the inefficiency and waste of many new deal programs and businesses restore the nations economy instead of relying upon government programs to end the great depression -
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gold reserve act
the gold reserve act out most private possesion of gold forcing individuals to sell it to the treasure after which it was started in the us ballon depository at fort knot normally the nationalization of a commodity would have been -
migrant mother
ms.lange was hired by the government to photograph the effects of the great depression her images revealed her compassion for the poor her photographs of migrant workers helped draw attention to desperate conditions in rural america and helped to underscope the need for direct relief