One major reason why L<span>incoln Steffens worked to reform the government was because he felt there was a great deal of inequality in cities--inequality that was being endorsed by government officials. </span>
The value of German money decreased dramatically, leaving it essentially useless. The German government did not truly pay off their debt. It was so extreme that it was cheaper to burn money than to buy wood.
The dust bowl of the 1930s was a period of dust storms.