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Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act

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A quick definition of Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act:

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was a law passed in 1930 that made it more expensive to import goods into the United States. This made other countries angry and they raised their own tariffs, which hurt the global economy. Many people believe that this law helped cause the Great Depression, a time when many people lost their jobs and businesses failed.

A more thorough explanation:

The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act was a law passed in 1930 that increased the rates of tariffs on most goods imported into the United States. This law caused other countries to respond with similar tariff increases, which led to a decrease in international trade. The Act is often blamed for contributing to the Great Depression.

For example, if a foreign company wanted to sell their products in the United States, they would have to pay a higher tax to do so. This made it more expensive for them to sell their products in the US, which made them less likely to do so. As a result, American companies had less competition, but consumers had fewer choices and higher prices.

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is an important example of how government policies can have unintended consequences on the economy and international relations.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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