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The Intelligence from The Economist

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Economic Factors and Historical Lessons in American Politics

This chapter explores how trade policy and economic hardship shaped the 1932 US presidential election, emphasizing the Great Depression's influence on voters. It details Herbert Hoover's defeat by Franklin D. Roosevelt and touches upon key policies like the Smoot-Hawley tariff and their lasting economic implications.

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