Reed Smoot
Reed Smoot was a prominent American politician and member of the Republican Party, best known for his role as a U.S. Senator from Utah and as a key figure in the passage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which significantly raised tariffs on numerous imports and is often cited as a contributing factor to the Great Depression.
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Sen. Reed Smoot's name is associated with the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
Supreme Court kills Trump tariffs in 6-3 decision, 4 alternatives remain
United States· 2026-02-20
Senator Reed Smoot was a sponsor of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
Elizabeth Morgan | Tariffs as an instrument of coercion | Commentary
Jamaica· 2026-01-29
Senator Reed Smoot was a key supporter of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
Sisi Buruk Kebijakan Tarif Smoot-Hawley Seabad Silam di AS yang Kini Mengintai Presiden Trump
Indonesia· 2025-04-19
Reed Smoot was a senator from Utah who supported the increase of import tariffs.
Istoria care riscă să se repete. Cum au ajuns taxele vamale ale lui Trump să semeneze cu un act catastrofal de acum 95 de ani
Romania· 2025-04-12
Reed Smoot of Utah was one of 12 Republican senators who lost their seats in the 1932 elections.
CHARLES PAYNE: Smoot-Hawley, tariffs and lessons from historyUnited States· 2025-04-09
Reed Smoot was one of the Republican legislators who initiated the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
Trump, Zölle, Smoot-Hawley und die Parallelen zur Weltwirtschaftskrise 1930
Switzerland· 2025-04-09
Senator Reed Smoot's tariff policies in the early 1930s resulted in the Republican Party losing control of Congress for 60 years.
Những đảng viên Cộng hòa bất bình về đòn thuế của ông Trump
Vietnam· 2025-04-04
Republican Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, was defeated in 1932 after serving five terms in the Senate.
SEN RAND PAUL: The Trump tariffs are a terrible tax that need to be terminatedUnited States· 2025-04-04Reed Smoot was one of the American congressmen associated with the Smoot-Hawley Act.
Schmerzhafte merkantilistische Kehrtwende der USASwitzerland· 2025-04-03Reed Smoot was a Republican congressman who drove the United States into a trade war in the early 1930s.
Yhdysvallat ryhtyi kauppasotaan 1930-luvulla, ja se päättyi katastrofiin
Finland· 2025-03-21
Reed Smoot, along with Willis Hawley, proposed a bill to increase tariffs on agricultural imports in 1929.
Ako vznikol Trumpov fetiš s clami? Kopíruje japonský scenár
Slovakia· 2025-03-20Reed Smoot, along with Willis Hawley, proposed a bill to increase tariffs on agricultural imports in 1929.
Ako vznikol Trumpov fetiš s clami? Kopíruje japonský scenárSlovakia· 2025-03-19Reed Smoot is known for the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
США не первый раз в истории ведут торговые войны. Приносили ли успех предыдущие?
Belarus· 2025-03-08
