How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff help spread the Depression overseas?

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Chrispy · Answer 1 · 2023-02-20T13:57:38+0000

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The Smoot-Hawley Act increased tariffs on foreign imports to the U.S. by about 20%. At least 25 countries responded by increasing their own tariffs on American goods. Global trade plummeted, contributing to the ill effects of the Great Depression.

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