Question

What could the US government have done to improve the economy in European nations before the Great Depression?

A ) increase protectionism

B ) decrease protectionism

C ) export to European nations

D ) buy European stocks

Answer 1

C is not correct, the correct answer is B

Answer 2

The correct option is B

The collapse of international trade went on for a long time. In 1938 the value of world trade was still below half the level of the year 1929. The reason for maintaining the fall was the widespread adoption of protectionist trade policies led by the United States and Great Britain that unleashed a trade war that together With the decline in demand (economy) demand for depression itself reduced world trade.