History of the United States II / Unit 10 USH2 1386 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Smoot-Hawley
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The idea
In nineteen thirty Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, raising duties on thousands of imports to protect American manufacturers.
In practice
Trading partners retaliating with tariffs of their own.
Where people slip
The Yawp calls it the highest tariff in American history, and says tariff walls rose across the globe until international trade ground to a halt.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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