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The highest elected position in the Roman Republic was "C. Consul," since it was in fact two Consuls that ruled that entire Roman Republic for quite some time.
Giant dust storms swallowed the Great Plains. Yet as the crisis deepened, Herbert Hoover struggled to respond to the nation's problems. As a result of Hoover's failed response, in 1932 Americans would turn to a new leader and increased government intervention to stop the depression.