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The 1920s were a time of unprecedented economic growth—homeownership soared, savings accounts quadrupled, and the automobile industry exploded with over 26 million cars on the road by 1929. Nearly 30 million Americans invested in the stock market, with many companies leveraging risky financial practices to inflate their stock values. But was this prosperity built to last?
Before leaving office in 1928, Calvin Coolidge warned of an economic downturn—but he wasn’t predicting the Great Depression. Coolidge believed in fiscal responsibility, saving money, and limited government intervention. He saw the presidency as not a tool for massive economic spending, but a role requiring restraint. Was Coolidge right about the limits of presidential power in managing the economy?
Get access to 4 free lessons (21 videos) including this video and related readings from the modern world history curriculum: mycompassclassroom.com/modernity-sample-lessons
With Modernity, master storyteller Dave Raymond begins in the late 17th century, follows the amazing history of people and nations up through the 18th and 19th centuries, then finishes with the incredible events of the 20th century. This homeschool world history series is a magisterial look at world history from a Christian worldview: compassclassroom.com/shop/product/modernity-world-history-curriculum
This is the second course in a four-year history study from Dave Raymond that spans Antiquity to Christendom, then America’s founding through Modernity. Learn more at compassclassroom.com/dave-raymond-history-series
Dave Raymond's history homeschool curriculum has already transformed thousands of Middle School and High School students. Give your kids a view of history that will prepare them to understand the world.
Full Class includes:
- 27 lessons (5 videos per lesson, 47 hours total)
- 4 projects
- 308-page Student Reader with primary & secondary sources (PDF, EPUB and MOBI)
- Teacher’s Guide with Scope & Sequence (PDF, EPUB and MOBI)
- Dedicated EPUB & Kindle versions of the Student Reader and Teacher’s Guide using Dyslexia-friendly fonts. View a side-by-side sample.
- Year-long Portfolio
- Weekly Exams
- Dates covered: 1600s to 2000
Ages: 13+ (We recommend children be over age 13 to take this class due to mature content in dealing with war and some modern art. Please be aware of some brief artistic nudity in some of the historical artwork that is presented in the course.)
Credit: One High School History/Social Studies
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The 1920s were a time of unprecedented economic growth—homeownership soared, savings accounts quadrupled, and the automobile industry exploded with over 26 million cars on the road by 1929. Nearly 30 million Americans invested in the stock market, with many companies leveraging risky financial practices to inflate their stock values. But was this prosperity built to last?
Before leaving office in 1928, Calvin Coolidge warned of an economic downturn—but he wasn’t predicting the Great Depression. Coolidge believed in fiscal responsibility, saving money, and limited government intervention. He saw the presidency as not a tool for massive economic spending, but a role requiring restraint. Was Coolidge right about the limits of presidential power in managing the economy?
Get access to 4 free lessons (21 videos) including this video and related readings from the modern world history curriculum: mycompassclassroom.com/modernity-sample-lessons
With Modernity, master storyteller Dave Raymond begins in the late 17th century, follows the amazing history of people and nations up through the 18th and 19th centuries, then finishes with the incredible events of the 20th century. This homeschool world history series is a magisterial look at world history from a Christian worldview: compassclassroom.com/shop/product/modernity-world-history-curriculum
This is the second course in a four-year history study from Dave Raymond that spans Antiquity to Christendom, then America’s founding through Modernity. Learn more at compassclassroom.com/dave-raymond-history-series
Dave Raymond's history homeschool curriculum has already transformed thousands of Middle School and High School students. Give your kids a view of history that will prepare them to understand the world.
Full Class includes:
- 27 lessons (5 videos per lesson, 47 hours total)
- 4 projects
- 308-page Student Reader with primary & secondary sources (PDF, EPUB and MOBI)
- Teacher’s Guide with Scope & Sequence (PDF, EPUB and MOBI)
- Dedicated EPUB & Kindle versions of the Student Reader and Teacher’s Guide using Dyslexia-friendly fonts. View a side-by-side sample.
- Year-long Portfolio
- Weekly Exams
- Dates covered: 1600s to 2000
Ages: 13+ (We recommend children be over age 13 to take this class due to mature content in dealing with war and some modern art. Please be aware of some brief artistic nudity in some of the historical artwork that is presented in the course.)
Credit: One High School History/Social Studies
#RoaringTwenties, #EconomicBoom, #StockMarketHistory, #GreatDepression, #AmericanProsperity, #USHistory, #ChristianEducation, #HomeschoolCurriculum, #WealthAndFinance, #EducationalVideo, #homeschoolcurriculum
