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Unemployment dropped to an unprecedented 25 percent, decreasing overall production.
Unemployment dropped to an unprecedented 25 percent, decreasing overall production.
The United States agreed to lower its tariffs, but only on its agricultural exports.
The United States agreed to lower its tariffs, but only on its agricultural exports.
Other countries responded by raising tariffs on American goods, further hurting the economy.
Other countries responded by raising tariffs on American goods, further hurting the economy.
Hoover campaigned on the tariff’s success and swept to victory in the 1932 election.
Hoover campaigned on the tariff’s success and swept to victory in the 1932 election.
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The correct response is: Other countries responded by raising tariffs on American goods, further hurting the economy.
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff, enacted in 1930, raised duties on numerous imports and led to retaliatory measures by other countries, which increased tariffs on U.S. goods. This created a decrease in international trade and worsened the economic situation during the Great Depression.
