Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was passed in 1930 and increased tariffs in order to reduce imports and stimulate the U.S. economy.
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But it backfired because international trading partners retaliated by raising their tariffs resulting in a global tariff war that effectively shutdown international trade deepening the global depression.
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