Mrs. Harrington's class will focus on the Economy post WWI to present day. We will use historic events in our nation's history to look for patterns and make connections between periods of historic economic flux.

Contact Mrs. Harrington at sharrington@sau50.org.
ECONOMIC TOPICS
​Roaring 20's 
Great Depression
  • Wall Street crash
Post WWII Boom
  • Social Security Act
  • Minimum Wage Act
  • Welfare
  • Rebuilding Europe
  • Baby Boomers
1970 Energy Crisis
  • Gas and oil
1980's Recession
Globalization
  • ​1990's Recession
  • 2000 Dotcom Bubble
​Mortgage Crisis
  • ​Housing crisis
  • Auto bailouts
  • Bank bailouts
Tariffs/Trading
Healthcare Reform