Greatest Generation
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| Western Generations |
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|---|---|
| Term | Period |
| Awakening Generation | 1701–1723 |
| First Great Awakening | 1727–1746 |
| Liberty Generation Republican Generation Compromise Generation |
1724–1741 1742–1766 1767–1791 |
| Second Great Awakening | 1790–1844 |
| Transcendentalist Generation Transcendental Generation Abolitionist Generation Gilded Generation Progressive Generation |
1789–1819 1792–1821 1819–1842 1822–1842 1843–1859 |
| Third Great Awakening | 1886–1908 |
| Missionary Generation Lost Generation Interbellum Generation G.I. Generation Greatest Generation |
1860–1882 1883–1900 1900–1910 1900–1924 1911–1924 |
| Jazz Age | 1929–1956 |
| Silent Generation Baby Boomers Beat Generation Generation Jones |
1925–1945 1946–1964 1948–1962 1954–1962 |
| Consciousness Revolution | 1964–1984 |
| Baby Busters Generation X MTV Generation |
1958–1968 1963–1978 1975–1985 |
| Culture Wars | 1980s–present |
| Boomerang Generation Generation Y Internet Generation New Silent Generation |
1977–1986 1979–1999 1988–1999 2000–2020 |
The Greatest Generation is a term sometimes used to denote the younger half of what is often referred to as the G.I. Generation. The term is derived from the title of a best-selling book by Tom Brokaw and is generally assumed to mean those born in the United States from about 1911 through 1924, with an alternate label, that of the Interbellum Generation, sometimes applied to persons born from 1901 through 1910.
In contrast to the Interbellum Generation, whose children were predominantly members of the Silent Generation, the Greatest Generation went on to give birth to the majority of the Baby Boomers, who then challenged their authority during the turbulent 1960s and early 1970s, especially over the issue of the Vietnam War.
They were the generation that fought during World War II and many again in the Korean War, and went on to rebuild the world's industries in the following years.
Many members of the greatest generation are now dead or in some type of nursing facility, such as a rest home. Others are living still-vibrant lives alone or with their families.
Members of the Greatest Generation held the office of President of the United States continuously from 1961 until 1993 (John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush).
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- "The Greatest Generation" by Tom Brokaw (1998) Depicts the Americans who came of age during the Great Depression and fought World War II, and went on to build America.
- The Great Boom 1950-2000: How a Generation of Americans Created the World's Most Prosperous Society by Robert Sobel (2002)
| Preceded by: Interbellum Generation c. 1900 – c. 1910 |
Greatest Generation c. 1911 – c. 1924 |
Succeeded by: Beat Generation c. 1948 – c. 1962 |
