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2025-03-04 14:12:36 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 17554B3AB6B0656AB1786E017C7AE2B217F797B17A28F859480BA6EE086C8CEB
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Original Note:
While US tariffs in the 1920s were one factor in the Great Depression, they did not cause Black Friday in 1929. OP’s 1930 assertion about tariffs likely references Hawley-Smoot. This accelerated inflation & slowed international trade. Made things worse, but not the “trigger.” https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-Hawley-Tariff-Act
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