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?
So of course, making it worse won't hurt! And the countries who couldn't sell into our economy anymore. What do you think they were doing in the 30s? Japan had no natural resources, only trade. Smoot blew a hole in the Jap economy. Jesus Christ, do you think WWII just materialized out of thin air?