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2025-03-04 22:04:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5C831FF714FAE92BF533F8070145047DE0CBC01A64916BEC2C04AFEF3851F13F
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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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