Recession?! We had begun the greatest economic contraction in the history of capitalism 6 month prior. Smoot through gas on that fire and helped spread the contagion worldwide.
Listen idiot, trade was only 1% of the economy then. What’s so hard for you to understands? The economy contracted over 40% from 1929 to 1931 and you want to blame an obscure trade act that may have contributed 1/2% contraction? Are you f’ing retarded?