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1. The **Great Depression**'s severity was worsened by the imposition of the **Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act** of 1930. What was its effect?
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act raised import duties to their highest levels in American history, hoping to protect American farmers and businesses. Instead, it provoked retaliatory tariffs from other countries, causing a sharp decline in international trade and worsening the Great Depression.