USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ decreased international trade and worsened the economic depression.
A
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
B
Emergency Banking Relief Act
C
Securities and Exchange Commission
D
Federal Deposit Insurance Commission
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Smoot-Hawley Act increased tariffs on foreign imports to the U.S. by about 20%. At least 25 countries responded by increasing their own tariffs on American goods. Global trade plummeted, contributing to the ill effects of the Great Depression.

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