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The Social Security Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935, was meant to help Americans suffering during the Great Depression. Without a safety net, Americans ...

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Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.