> "tariffs imposed during the 19th century spurred industrialization and ultimately positioned America as a global superpower"
it's not "the one thing", which contributed to it. There are multiple factors which spurred industrialization, some of them are:
* Europe and Japan was destroyed and they had other problems to deal with
* Soviet Union was seen as an enemy
* Many US soldiers returned home from war and they needed a job
* When many people started working in manufacturing, they needed different optimizations for their process, which lead to more manufacturing
Tariffs may have helped, but they were not the only reason. as an example, look at Brazil today, they have lots and lots of tariffs
> Many US soldiers returned home from war and they needed a job
It was a combination of US soldiers returning home after drawing government pay while fighting abroad, rationing limiting what could be purchased by those who remained home, and the one-two-three punch of the GI bill subsidizing land purchases, the interstate highway system effectively creating the American suburb, and process improvements from the war making automobiles drastically cheaper.
it's not "the one thing", which contributed to it. There are multiple factors which spurred industrialization, some of them are:
Tariffs may have helped, but they were not the only reason. as an example, look at Brazil today, they have lots and lots of tariffs