Pre-WWII, the US absolutely taxed the hell out of foreign imports to protect northern industry. It only switched to a free-trade policy after the war wiped out

Pre-WWII, the US absolutely taxed the hell out of foreign imports to protect northern industry. It only switched to a free-trade policy after the war wiped out most of Europe's industrial capacity. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionism_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionism_in_the_United_...