The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
A)lowered U.S.tariffs by 50 percent following World War II.
B)was passed by the U.S.Congress following the Civil War as a means of increasing government revenue.
C)was passed by the U.S.Congress upon a recommendation made by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)in 1948.
D)raised average tariff rates by over 50 percent in the United States in 1930.

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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff, passed in 1930, increased average tariff rates by over 50 percent in the United States, making it more difficult for other countries to sell their goods in the U.S. and further worsening the Great Depression. It was not passed after World War II, the Civil War, or upon a recommendation from GATT.