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In an effort to increase the protection of domestic farmers against foreign agricultural imports, the Smoot-Hawley Act was passed. Efforts at European economic recovery following World War I led to massive agricultural overproduction. Food prices declined, causing farmers incomes to decline drastically. President Hoover, vowed to help farmers using protective tariffs . But soon everyone, including industry, wanted protective tariffs as well. The result, was the highest level of tariffs in US history. Foreign exporters retaliated, hitting US imports with high tariffs as well. Although the Smoot-Hartley Tariff Act did not cause the Depression, it made it a lot worse and International trade diminished to less than one third of its original totals.

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