Attention Economy


Thursday, November 7, 2024

History Lessons from the Interwar Period

Trump’s nostalgia for 19th century tariffs has alarming implications for the world
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/10/25/trumps-nostalgia-19th-century-tariffs-alarming-implications/

The Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/immigration-act
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. It completely excluded immigrants from Asia.
 
Protectionism in the Interwar Period
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/protectionism
 
Peddling Protectionism: Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression
https://muse.jhu.edu/book/55582/