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2025-03-05 06:08:26 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E5C8D4CCA72B3EBB42145400BAF1343D8C8A3AF1ABB6C5A202452EBEF715AEDC
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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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