Fordney–McCumber Tariff
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The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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tariff act → |
| appliesTo |
imported goods into the United States
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| areaOfLaw |
customs law
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trade law → |
| classification |
economic legislation
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| contributedTo |
international trade tensions in the 1920s
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| country |
United States
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| dateEnacted |
1922-09-21
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| effect |
increased average tariff rates
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raised U.S. import duties → |
| era |
Roaring Twenties
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| followedBy |
Smoot–Hawley Tariff
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Tariff Act of 1930 → |
| government |
federal government of the United States
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| hasLanguage |
English
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| historicalContext |
Republican dominance in early 1920s U.S. politics
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| ideology |
economic protectionism
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| impactOn |
European exporters
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U.S. farmers → U.S. manufacturers → |
| legalStatus |
repealed
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| legislativeProcess |
passed by U.S. House of Representatives
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passed by U.S. Senate → |
| locationOfEffect |
U.S. customs borders
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| namedAfter |
Joseph W. Fordney
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Porter J. McCumber → |
| partOf |
U.S. protectionist trade policy
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| presidentDuringEnactment |
Warren G. Harding
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| purpose |
protection of American agriculture
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protection of American industry → |
| regulates |
customs tariffs
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import duties → |
| repealedBy |
Tariff Act of 1930
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| replaced |
Underwood Tariff
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Underwood–Simmons Tariff → |
| signedBy |
Warren G. Harding
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| startTime |
1922
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| subjectOf |
U.S. political history studies
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economic history research → |
| timePeriod |
post–World War I era
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| topic |
U.S. trade policy in the 1920s
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tariffs in the United States → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
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replaced |