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2025-03-05 08:53:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 351BD9D9DE54B47692480673BD6325A83DA87D6F321221C46FCA11999F4A4A90
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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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