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  2. History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A trade war therefore does not cause a recession. Furthermore, he notes that the Smoot–Hawley tariff did not cause the Great Depression. The decline in trade between 1929 and 1933 "was almost entirely a consequence of the Depression, not a cause. Trade barriers were a response to the Depression, in part a consequence of deflation." [97]

  3. Silent trade - Wikipedia

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    To perform a silent trade, one group of traders would go to a specific location, leave their trading goods and then withdraw to a distance. Then play a drum to signal the other traders that a silent trade was taking place. The other group of traders would then approach and inspect the goods (most commonly salt or gold). If the goods met with ...

  4. List of wars involving the United States - Wikipedia

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    US-allied victory - The American Revolution started as a civil war within the British Empire. [nb 1] It became a larger international war in 1778 once France joined. [nb 2] Treaty of Paris (1783) Britain recognizes the independence of the United States of America and the Thirteen Colonies. President of the Continental Congress in American ...

  5. A trade war under Trump would bring major losses for ... - AOL

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    In addition to the immediate losses the industry would face in a trade war, the costs of the disruptions probably would be lasting, Steinbach said, as foreign competitors take a larger market ...

  6. Trade war - Wikipedia

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    Trade war arises only if the competitive protection between states is of the same type and it is not valid in case of dumping exports (Perju, 2009). Increased protection causes both nations' output compositions to move towards their autarky position. [2] Minor trade disagreements are often called trade disputes when the war metaphor is hyperbolic.

  7. Maritime history of the United States (1800–1899) - Wikipedia

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    Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812, for a combination of reasons—outrage at the impressment (seizure) of thousands of American sailors, frustration at British restrictions on neutral trade while Britain warred with France, and anger at British military support for hostile tribes in the Ohio-Indiana-Michigan area. After war was ...

  8. Trump asks protectionist Lighthizer to be US trade chief, FT ...

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    Lighthizer was one of the leading figures in Trump's trade war with China and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, with Mexico and Canada during his first term.

  9. 3 ways a trade war with China could hit US profits, according ...

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    As a whole, intermediate goods from China account for 0.3% of gross output in the average US industry, meaning that most American producers are shielded from price swings.