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Trump revives a 1930s mistake that hurt more than it helped
The Smoot-Hawley tariffs didn’t save agriculture. Trump’s tariffs probably won’t save manufacturing.
Tariffs Helped Wreck the Economy in the 1930s. Why Is Trump Making the Same Mistake?
History may not perfectly repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Two protectionist episodes—the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act ...
Remembering 'Black Sunday,' 90 years ago during Oklahoma Dust Bowl days | Opinion
A great dust cloud passed through Oklahoma on this Sunday in 1935. Woody Guthrie said, "We thought it was our doom." ...
The last time the US raised tariffs this much it made the Great Depression way worse
Trump's tariff hike mirrors the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which exacerbated the Great Depression and led to a major shift ...
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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different.
The Great Depression began with “Black Tuesday ... Hoover pushed Congress for higher agricultural tariffs. But a chief goal was encouraging farmers to produce new types of crops, and Hoover ...
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Economy: The Lessons Of Great Depression
The Great Depression, which began in 1929 and lasted ... Moving away from oil dependen­cy and developing other sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and technol­ogy can create a more ...
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President Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. What history tells us
The Great Depression began with "Black Tuesday" on ... Hoover pushed Congress for higher agricultural tariffs. But a chief goal was encouraging farmers to produce new types of crops, and Hoover ...