jul 13, 1930 - Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
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A part of US legislation passed during the Great Depression that raised import duties to protect American businesses and farmers, deeply affecting the international economic situation of the time. Raised tensions between the USA and other countries in the Americas. Negated US-CA relations and trade fell by 75%.
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CANADA vs USA in WWII
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