The Smoot-Hawley Tariff

question 51

Multiple Choice

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff

• A)lowered U.S.tariffs by 50 percent following World War II.
• B)was passed by the U.S.Congress following the Civil War as a means of increasing government revenue.
• C)was passed by the U.S.Congress upon a recommendation made by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)in 1948.
• D)raised average tariff rates by over 50 percent in the United States in 1930.

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Calories

A unit of energy used to measure the amount of energy contained in food and drink and the energy expended during physical activity.

Gram

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram, commonly used to measure small quantities of substances.

Hemoglobin

A protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

Anemia

A condition characterized by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin, leading to a lack of oxygen transport in the body.