I know of the Smoot-Hawley tariffs, but outside of its domestic economic impact I have no idea the effect it had on the rest of the world’s opinion of the United States. Was America’s reputation tarnished? If so, did it take many years of diplomacy to regain the global community’s trust? Or did WW2 take everyone’s minds off the tariffs, and in place the USA was viewed rather favorably due to their assistance in WW2?
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