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How did high tariffs placed by the United States during the Great Depression backfire?
a
They made American products too expensive for Americans to buy
b
Other nations also raised tariffs, reducing international trade for everyone
c
They led to a shortage of foreign workers in American factories
d
They caused inflation to rise dramatically in America
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High U.S. tariffs (notably the Smoot–Hawley Tariff of 1930) prompted retaliatory tariffs from other countries, collapsing international trade and deepening the global economic downturn.
High U.S. tariffs (notably the Smoot–Hawley Tariff of 1930) prompted retaliatory tariffs from other countries, collapsing international trade and deepening the global economic downturn.
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