The smoot-hawley tariff had the direct effect of?

a.) providing loans to banks and businesses.
b.) shantytowns being built across the country.
c.) bonus army demonstrations in washington, dc.
d.) foreign countries refusing to buy american goods.

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff arose during the Great Depression. The government was trying to protect farmers by raising import tariffs, meaning crops grown in the U.S. were cheaper and therefore US farmers had an advantage. However, in raising the tariffs to really high prices, it meant other countries had to pay more to trade with us. Since the Great Depression was felt worldwide, nobody was into that, thus foreign countries refused to buy US goods.

The correct answer is D. foreign countries refusing to buy American goods.