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were permanently closed; and international investment and trade declined 
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economic woes spread around the world, although other ... Some economists 
argue that the stock market collapse was caused by overproduction in the 1920s. 
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severe ... of the 1930s in the United States is often referred to as the Great 
Depression. .... fell 9-10 percent during a one- to two-year contraction; these 
falling wages made ... Though some spreading of work did occur, firms primarily 
laid off workers. [DOC] [TLE] SmootHawley Tariff Act - Wikipedia [PAR] The Tariff Act of 1930 otherwise known as the SmootHawley Tariff or Hawley
Smoot Tariff, ... The extent of Smoot-Hawley's negative effect on the Depression-
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import ... its worst pickle since the Depression, the names of Hawley and Smoot 
are ... Worse mistakes were made, largely out of a misplaced faith in the gold ... 
America's tariffs were already high, and some other countries were... [DOC] [TLE] International aspects of the Great Depression and the crisis of ... - ENS [PAR] Oct 26, 2015 ... between 1929 and 1932 while real GDP in these countries fell some 15 per cent 
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Question: Some say the 1930 tariff named for these 2 politicians made the Depression worse & helped spread it overseas
Answer: Smoot & Hawley