Explain How American Tariff Policy and Policy on War Debts

question 57

Essay

Explain how American tariff policy and policy on war debts and reparations contributed to deepening the Great Depression, even if they did not cause it. Why were most Americans and many prominent and influential American political leaders so generally indifferent to the effects of their policies on Europe during these years? Why were millions of Americans and their political leaders on the Right and on the Left unable to discern and appreciate that the economic health and well-being of the United States was inextricably tied to that of key European nations such as Great Britain, France, and Germany?

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