the measures he took was devaluing the currency to make the international exports more competitive and stimulate the industry. Something Olaya Herrera decided was essential to get over the crisis was making even stronger the relation between Colombia and U.S.A, so there was a chance that their vast resources would help resist the depression. Olaya also sustained the external debt, not letting it get out of control. He also gave importance to the workers and women. He made a law that the working day could not be more than eight hours and the legal right to organize unions. For the women, Olaya gave them the legal rights to own their own properties. In the girls´ schools, he said that they could have high school; that before was forbidden. President Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo led the second liberal government. Many situations in his presidency were influenced by the New Deal and much idealism from Franklin D. Roosevelt. Most of the time, he dedicated himself to solving social bipartisan issues. Lopez called this “Revolucion en Marcha,” or revolution underway. Part of this process was helping the poor to participate in the system's benefit. This would also make the parties be more pacific and not use violence as a solution. One of the measures he took was making a new agrarian reform. This consisted of giving the peasants in non-legal land legal land to work on them. Lopez's administration was recognized for being the protector of the working class. He created something significant that was the CTC or the Colombian Worker Confederation. Lopez also increased public spending in public education and rural roads. He finished his presidency by making various changes to the constitution. He said that the started would have more power over economic issues, eliminating the article that said that public education had to agree with catholic religion; finally, he eliminated the literacy requirements to vote. In conclusion, Lopez's main contribution was making Colombia face for the first time its social issues. Economy 1930–1945 It was until 1930 that Colombia's political government was steady and managed to grow economically. Since the beginning of the century, new routes have developed, especially those of coffee. The crop production was so good that its consumption was larger each time, bringing money invested in new oil companies and product consumption. In 1930, when the Liberal party was able to retake power, new reform started to come