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2025-03-04 15:11:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5022CAE2971379BB33280635EA7220168439C47E35CC2A6EEB2502DF2B06A74E
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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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