The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, a Depression-era tariff signed into law by then-President Herbert Hoover, continues to be invoked in conversations surrounding Trump’s tariff plan, as the on-again ...

This video explores the history of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, examining its devastating impact on the global economy during the Great Depression. We'll analyze the causes, ...

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act raised U.S. tariffs to nearly 60% on tens of thousands of imported goods, resulting in higher prices for Americans, sparking retaliation and the collapse of global trade.

Trump tariffs conjure specter of Smoot-Hawley Act, a Depression-era blunder. The 1930 tariff bill hurt exporters and provoked other countries to enact their own tariffs as the U.S. economy ...

Signed into law in June 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act sharply raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to protect American farmers and manufacturers during the early days of the Great ...

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act raised U.S. tariffs to nearly 60% on tens of thousands of imported goods, resulting in higher prices for Americans, sparking retaliation and the collapse of global trade.

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, ... The policy raised U.S. import tariff rates, which were already high, in an attempt to guard American businesses and farmers from foreign competition.

Cezar, whose great-grandfather died in 1941, said the law was part of her early education, too. “The Smoot-Hawley Act is part of my family’s history, and I learned about it as a kid,” she said.

The original Smoot-Hawley language that Rubenfeld cites was in section 338(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. §1338(d)], ...

President Trump seems to have taken his cues from the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. And boy did that one go over well! Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

To protect jobs in the United States, they shepherded an immense tariff bill through Congress. The Smoot-Hawley Act , as it is called, imposed an average levy of some 20 percent on some 20,000 ...