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In fairness trade protection was an exacibation, not a cause of the Great Depression [1].

Yeah, the main reason was rampant stock speculation. I'm glad we don't have that anymore. /s

So, you're saying the 1930 introduced tarrifs didn't create the 1929 depression? I hope you can provide a source for such a bold statement.

1929 was the year of the market crash. The depression lasted 12 years, most of them during the 1930s.