5 Questions
The Lost Generation came of ______ during WWI and the Roaring Twenties, born from 1883 to 1900.
age
The Silent Gen______tion came of age in the pre-WWII ______, born from 1928 to 1945.
era
Baby Boomers experienced increased ______ after WWII, born from 1946 to 1964.
birth rates
Millennials/Gen Y surpassed the Baby Boomers in ______ in 2019, born from 1981 to 1996.
U.S. numbers
Pew Research Center and other organizations have defined the ______ for each generation.
birth years
Study Notes
- The Lost Generation: born from 1883 to 1900, came of age during WWI and the Roaring Twenties.
- The Greatest Generation: born from 1901 to 1927, includes WWII veterans.
- The Silent Generation: born from 1928 to 1945, came of age in the pre-WWII era.
- Baby Boomers: born from 1946 to 1964, experienced increased birth rates after WWII.
- Generation X: born from 1965 to 1980, experienced a drop in birth rates after the baby boom.
- Millennials/Gen Y: born from 1981 to 1996, surpassed the Baby Boomers in U.S. numbers in 2019.
- Generation Z/Zoomers: born from the mid-to-late 1990s to the early 2010s, succeeding Millennials.
- Generation Alpha: born from the early 2010s to the mid-2020s, the first to be born entirely in the 21st century.
- Pew Research Center and other organizations have defined the birth years for each generation.
- The sizes of each generation vary, with Generation Alpha expected to reach two billion in size by 2025.
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