Question

what was one effect of the smoot-hawley tariff?
(1 point)
unemployment dropped to an unprecedented 25 percent, decreasing overall production.
the united states agreed to lower its tariffs, but only on its agricultural exports.
other countries responded by raising tariffs on american goods, further hurting the economy.
hoover campaigned on the tariff’s success and swept to victory in the 1932 election.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: Unemployment during the Great Depression rose to ~25%, not dropped, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 2: The Smoot - Hawley Tariff raised U.S. tariffs, and there's no indication the U.S. agreed to lower tariffs only on agricultural exports as a direct effect of this tariff.
• Analyze Option 3: The Smoot - Hawley Tariff raised U.S. tariffs on imported goods. In response, other countries raised tariffs on American goods, which reduced U.S. exports and further harmed the economy (already struggling in the Great Depression). This matches historical context.
• Analyze Option 4: Hoover lost the 1932 election to Roosevelt, so he did not "sweep to victory" campaigning on the tariff's success.

Answer:

C. Other countries responded by raising tariffs on American goods, further hurting the economy.