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A general-purpose Lemmy server that anyone can use.

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TIL about the Smooth-Hawley tariff act of 1930 which increased US tariffs (by an average of 20%) on over 20,000 imported goods, while it seemed succesful at first by 1933 US exports had declined b... (en.wikipedia.org)
 
 
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PeopleHaterThe12th on 2025-04-04 13:01:58+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about the Smooth-Hawley tariff act of 1930 which increased US tariffs (by an average of 20%) on over 20,000 imported goods, while it seemed succesful at first by 1933 US exports had declined by 61% and its GNP by almost 50%

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TIL About the Smoot-Hawley Act, Which was the 20% Across the Board Tariff That Deepened the Great Depression and Resulted in the Largest Senate Seat Loss in History (en.wikipedia.org)
 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/5566633

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MechCADdie on 2025-04-04 08:19:11+00:00.

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TIL About the Smoot-Hawley Act, Which was the 20% Across the Board Tariff That Deepened the Great Depression and Resulted in the Largest Senate Seat Loss in History (en.wikipedia.org)
 
 
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MechCADdie on 2025-04-04 08:19:11+00:00.

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TIL that the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, intended to boost the U.S. economy in 1930, instead helped trigger one of the largest collapses in global trade history. (en.wikipedia.org)
 
 
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Longjumping_Bus2395 on 2025-04-04 04:23:49+00:00.

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Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL before the Great Depression (1930's), the US President at the time came up with a tariff strategy called the Hawley Tariff Act, despite warnings against it. It was imposed on many other nation... (en.wikipedia.org)
 
 
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/-lovehate on 2025-03-11 05:16:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL before the Great Depression (1930's), the US President at the time came up with a tariff strategy called the Hawley Tariff Act, despite warnings against it. It was imposed on many other nations, including Mexico and Canada, who then retaliated with their own tariffs, causing worldwide suffering.

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TIL The Smoot-Hawley Act raised tariffs to the second highest in U.S. History in 1930, prompting retaliatory tariffs by other countries. causing exports and imports to decline by 2/3. Economists a... (en.wikipedia.org)
 
 
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ProudReaction2204 on 2025-03-05 06:44:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL The Smoot-Hawley Act raised tariffs to the second highest in U.S. History in 1930, prompting retaliatory tariffs by other countries. causing exports and imports to decline by 2/3. Economists and economic historians have agreed that the Act worsened the Great Depression.

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TIL that the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930's, meant to boost US manufacturing and farming, amplied the Great Depression's impact by collapsing global trade. (en.wikipedia.org)
 
 
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/1800treflowers on 2025-03-04 04:05:55+00:00.

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TIL 1930 Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act, the second highest in US history, prompted retaliatory tariffs by many other countries and was a contributing factor to worsening the Great Depression (en.wikipedia.org)
 
 
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/1poundbookingfee on 2025-02-03 03:26:27+00:00.

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