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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fordney–McCumber Tariff canonical | 2 |
| Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
tariff act ⓘ |
| appliesTo | imported goods into the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| areaOfLaw |
customs law
ⓘ
trade law ⓘ |
| classification | economic legislation ⓘ |
| contributedTo | international trade tensions in the 1920s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1922-09-21 ⓘ |
| effect |
increased average tariff rates
ⓘ
raised U.S. import duties ⓘ |
| era | Roaring Twenties ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Smoot–Hawley Tariff
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act ⓘ
surface form:
Tariff Act of 1930
|
| government |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Republican dominance in early 1920s U.S. politics ⓘ |
| ideology | economic protectionism ⓘ |
| impactOn |
European exporters
ⓘ
U.S. farmers ⓘ U.S. manufacturers ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
surface form:
passed by U.S. House of Representatives
passed by U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| locationOfEffect | U.S. customs borders ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Joseph W. Fordney
ⓘ
Porter J. McCumber ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. protectionist trade policy ⓘ |
| presidentDuringEnactment | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| purpose |
protection of American agriculture
ⓘ
protection of American industry ⓘ |
| regulates |
customs tariffs
ⓘ
import duties ⓘ |
| repealedBy |
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Tariff Act of 1930
|
| replaced |
Underwood Tariff Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Underwood Tariff
Underwood Tariff Act ⓘ
surface form:
Underwood–Simmons Tariff
|
| signedBy | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. political history studies
ⓘ
economic history research ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. trade policy in the 1920s
ⓘ
tariffs in the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922