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What did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 do?

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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff was an act that implemented protectionist trade policies that raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods, sponsored by senator Reed Smoot and representative Willis C. Hawley, it was signed into law on June 17, 1930.

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