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Plain History: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff and the Great Depression

Plain English with Derek Thompson

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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff: A Historical Perspective

This chapter examines the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and its implications for American agriculture and industry in the late 1920s. It highlights the economic contrasts of the Roaring Twenties and the unintended consequences of protective measures on future growth.

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