Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed ...

3. Protectionism and Trade Wars: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff 1930 responded to economic pressures but exacerbated the global ...

Tariffs have raised concerns in the U.S. and other countries for centuries, including during the Great Depression. Here's why some think they caused the Great Depression.

The federal government under President Herbert Hoover was criticized for a lack of sweeping reforms early in the economic ...

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 is blamed for deepening the Great Depression. Don’t tell that to the Trump administration, which just unveiled the toughest tariffs in almost a century.

The U.S. stiock market has dropped considerably over the last week amid concerns over the impacts of President Donald Trump's ...

A crowd of depositors gather in the rain outside Bank of United States after its failure in 1931 during the Great Depression. Photo by World Telegram staff photographer from the Library of ...

President Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as his exemption of North American trade agreement-protected goods, has led to a hands-off approach from Congress, which has been ...

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Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the... President Trump's new tariffs on Canada ...

There are also fears that the tariffs could trigger an economic downturn reminiscent of the Great Depression nearly a century ago. The Great Depression was a catastrophic economic downturn that ...