Trade Barriers

Question 1

Tariffs are a tax placed on [___] goods.Tariffs are used to give domestically produced goods [___] in the market.As a result of tariffs, imported goods become [___] expensive for consumers

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: imported

Question 2

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act passed in January [___] . The act was passed by Congress [___] the start of the Great Depression.The purpose of the act was to [___] purchases of domestic goods.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: 1930

Question 3

What did government leaders hope the result of the new tariff would be?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: increased sales for domestic producers

Question 4

Which outcomes resulted from the passage of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Check all that apply.Countries around the world increased their tariffs in response.Trade gradually increased as taxes on imports fell.Domestic industries initially benefited from new tariffs.Imports and exports exchanged between the United States and Britain fell by nearly 66%.Countries such as Germany and Austria were able to control their economic downturn.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Countries around the world increased their tariffs in response.; C: Domestic industries initially benefited from new tariffs.; D: Imports and exports exchanged between the United States and Britain fell by nearly 66%.

Question 5

In response to the economic trends triggered by the Great Depression and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, President Roosevelt signed the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act.What was the main purpose of this act?It banned tariffs within the United States for ten years.It was designed to promote consumer spending through decreased taxes.It allowed the US government to work with other countries to reduce tariffs.It increased tariffs to boost protectionism.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: It allowed the US government to work with other countries to reduce tariffs.

Question 6

Question 6

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: The Bretton Woods Agreement created a system to connect the world’s currencies.

Question 7

What did government leaders hope the result of the new tariff would be?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: increased sales for domestic producers

Question 8

Which outcomes resulted from the passage of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Check all that apply.Countries around the world increased their tariffs in response.Trade gradually increased as taxes on imports fell.Domestic industries initially benefited from new tariffs.Imports and exports exchanged between the United States and Britain fell by nearly 66%.Countries such as Germany and Austria were able to control their economic downturn.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Countries around the world increased their tariffs in response.; C: Domestic industries initially benefited from new tariffs.; D: Imports and exports exchanged between the United States and Britain fell by nearly 66%.

Question 9

In response to the economic trends triggered by the Great Depression and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, President Roosevelt signed the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act.What was the main purpose of this act?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: It allowed the US government to work with other countries to reduce tariffs.

Question 10

Which actions were taken after WWII to help ensure that an economic crisis like the Great Depression would not occur again? Check all that apply.Agreements were signed to remove links between currencies.The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was overturned in 1971.The Bretton Woods Agreement created a system to connect the world’s currencies.The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade reduced trade barriers.Countries created formal agreements to increase trade barriers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: The Bretton Woods Agreement created a system to connect the world’s currencies.; D: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade reduced trade barriers.

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