To save face and the honor of the United States.
The Smoot-Hawley Act, or Tariff Act of 1930, was introduced by Senator Reed Smoot and Representative Willis Hawley and passed on June 17, 1930. The main purpose of the act was to increase U.S. import tariffs on approximately 20,000 agricultural and industrial products by as much as 40 to 60 percent to protect American farmers and industrial workers. สล็อต เว็บตรง