<span>The Depression spread rapidly around the world because the responses made by governments were flawed. When faced with falling export earnings they overreacted and severely increased tariffs on imports, thus further reducing trade. Moreover, since deflation was the only policy supported by economic theory at the time, the initial response of every government was to cut their spending. As a result consumer demand fell even further. Deflationary policies were critically linked to exchange rates. Under the Gold Standard, which linked currencies to the value of gold, governments were committed to maintaining fixed exchange rates.</span>
France gave America the Statue Of Liberty as a symbol of peace and friendship which America and France developed during the war on independence.
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That fact that the United States allows a certain amount of foreign cheese into the country each year would be an example of an "import quota," since it is setting a limit on the import of a specific product.
