The Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930
a. cut tariff rates so low that American workers lost their jobs due to foreign competition.
b. stimulated world trade by cutting tariff rates.
c. raised tariff rates, encouraging a tariff war that stifled world trade.
d. raised tariff rates, bringing a needed infusion of cash into the federal budget.
ANSWER: c
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