Provide a brief history of social services from the late 1800s through the 1970s. include at least four major events that changed how the nation provided social services to needy members of its population.

This Act provided for unemployment insurance, old-age insurance, and means-tested welfare programs. The Great Depression was clearly a catalyst for the Social Security Act of 1935, and some of its provisions—notably the means-tested programs—were intended to offer immediate relief to families.