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THE GREAT DEPRESSION
the great depression was a national nightmare . during the 1920's,many Americans had started to equate their self worth with their material possessions . when the great depression struck, people felt worthless. the worst unemployment rate was 25% in 1933 13-15 million ). when president Roosevelt came into office , his administration passed legislation that aimed to stabilize industrial and agricultural production ,create jobs, and stimulate recovery. they called it the 3 r's . -
20th amendment
the 20th amendment was written because the constitutional was ratified to reduce the amount of time lame duck presidents and congressmen had to push policies before the new administration and legislators took over -
Robert laft
Taft was the senates 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 business restore the nations economy instead of relying upon government programs to end the great depression. -
gold reserve act
the gold reserve act out lawed most private possession of gold forcing individuals to sell it to the treasure after which it was stored in the u.s bullion depository at fort Knox normally the nationalization of a commodity would have been a huge controversy but the gold act was seen as a necessary step to ending the great depression . it shock value was also moderate by the fact that an executive order had already made the private ownership or trading gold a criminal offense . -
migrant mother
ms. Lange was hired by the gov. to photograph the effects of the great depression . her images revealed her compassion for the poor. the photographs of migrant workers helped draw attention to desperate conditions in rural america and helped to underscore the need for direct relief.