The greatest thing that the nation had to do was get through the Great Depression. The Depression was the thing that was hurting everyone.
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Explanation:
They had to reinvent their economy because General Shermans tactic of total war. when he did total war, he marched from the north all the way to Atlanta, Georgia and destroyed anything that couldn't be used as food or supplies. so they had to reinvent their economy because the south was totally destroyed