Why Did the Smoot-Hawley Act Play a Role in Sending

question 42

Multiple Choice

Why did the Smoot-Hawley Act play a role in sending the world's economies into the Great Depression?

• A) It encouraged the majority of world economies to lower tariffs to imported goods.
• B) It raised U.S. tariffs on thousands of imported goods by more than 60 percent.
• C) It created an embargo on all agricultural products.
• D) It divided the United States into factions based on race.
• E) It forced independent countries to band together to stay economically viable.