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3. Identify one political and one economic cause of the Great Depression. How did each of these

factors contribute to the worldwide economic crisis that shook the world during the 1930s? (4)
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a political cause of the great depression

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One political cause of the Great Depression was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. This act was passed by the United States government and imposed high tariffs on imported goods, aiming to protect domestic industries. However, it led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries, reducing international trade and worsening the global economic situation. The increase in trade barriers contributed to the spread of economic decline and intensified the worldwide economic crisis during the 1930s.
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