The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
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Hoover's Tariff Dilemma
This chapter examines President Hoover's struggle in 1930 to balance political obligations with economic realities as he signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. It details the act's disastrous impact on global trade and the subsequent economic decline that paved the way for FDR's emergence as a leader of hope.
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