Question
Paul Douglas and Irving Fisher were two of over 1,000 economists throughout the United States who requested the president to not sign this bill. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this controversial bill passed in 1930 which raised tariffs on over 20,000 goods entering the U.S.
ANSWER: Smoot-Hawley Tariff [accept Hawley-Smoot Tariff or Tariff Act of 1930]
[10e] Many historians argue that the Smoot-Hawley Tariff exacerbated this prolonged period of economic downturn which began with the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
ANSWER: The Great Depression
[10m] This businessmen’s Chief Executive Thomas W. Lamont said he almost went down on his knees to beg the president to veto the tariff. This robber-baron financed the merger of Carnegie Steel to create U.S. Steel.
ANSWER: J. P. Morgan [or John Pierpont Morgan]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIS-Independent Brooklyn | East Brunswick B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Daniel Boone Academy | North Babylon B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Downingtown STEM | Stuyvesant A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Hunter A | moving finger A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Hunter B | Eastchester | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Mather A | East Brunswick A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Mather B | moving finger B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Mather C | North Babylon A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Stuyvesant B | Hastings B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| moving finger C | Hastings A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 10 | 19.00 | 100% | 30% | 60% |