USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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The US and other European nations reacted to the Great depression by

(A) nationalizing industries

(B) taking resources from other countries

(C) lowering taxes

(D) ** raising tariffs

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -European nations greatly disfavored the Hawley Smoot Tariff. The Hawley Smoot Tariff prompted these countries to impose their own tariffs on foreign goods, especially those from the United States. These retaliation tariffs crippled international trade and worsened conditions during the Great Depression.