+
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Jazz Age 1919 1929: Republican Ascendancy: Politics in the 1920s

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the positive and negative aspects of Warren G. Harding's presidency, how Calvin Coolidge won the election of 1920, and his pro-business agenda.
+
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the administration of President Calvin Coolidge from 1924-1929. Discusses his early life, and his political career as governor of Massachusetts, vice-president, and then president. Describes his economic policy and his foreign...
+
Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Coolidge Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of the foreign policies carried out in the Coolidge administration. Read about the policies particularly in regard to Latin American countries.
+
Handout
Other

Nara: Hoover Online!: Herbert Hoover Biography: Secretary of Commerce

For Students 9th - 10th
Details Herbert Hoover's service as Secretary of Commerce during the 1920s. Includes many photos and links to related information. Excellent historical resource.
+
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about Calvin Coolidge, who presided over the Roaring Twenties.
+
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: The Prosperity of the Coolidge Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Within a larger Library of Congress site about the economy during the Coolidge administration, this page provides reasons for the prosperity in the 1920s.