Defend, Support, or modify the following the statement "The Hawley-Smoot Tariff was the greatest example of modern stupidity since the American refusal to join the Legue of nations."

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The Hawley-Smoot Tariff exacerbated the Great Depression by exacerbating trade conflicts, but the decision not to join the League of Nations was a complex and layered issue that cannot be equated to a single policy decision.