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599:(1974), "the first longitudinal study of a Great Depression cohort." Elder followed 167 individuals born in California between 1920 and 1921 and "traced the impact of Depression and wartime experiences from the early years to middle age. Most of these 'children of the Great Depression' fared unusually well in their adult years". They came out of the hardships of the Great Depression "with an ability to know how to survive and make do and solve problems.”
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policy left its western regions in a state of devastation worsened by the advancing German Army. The USSR lost 14% of its pre-war population during WWII, a demographic collapse that would have immense long-term consequences. Mass, forced labor was often utilized and there were between 10 and 11
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in the western world, and media related to this generation's experiences continues to be produced. The romanticizing of this generation has faced criticism by some. However, some also praise the traits and actions of this generation and cite their sacrifices as a lesson for current generations.
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in the war and 4.3 million were killed or wounded. By the end of the war, 5 million
Germans were dead, including civilians. German cities and towns were devastated by Allied bombing campaigns. 12 million Germans were refugees and many were forced to settle in the Soviet Union. In addition, the
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became immensely popular with members of this generation. The term "Swing
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and went on to fight in World War II, as well as those who contributed to the war effort on the home front. Brokaw wrote that these men and women fought not for fame or recognition, but because it was the "right thing to do". This cohort is also referred to as the World War II generation.
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defines this cohort as being born from 1901 to 1927. Strauss and Howe use the birth years 1901–1924. The first half of this generation, born between 1901 and 1912, is sometimes referred to as the
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As of 2023, approximately 119,550 (under 1%) of the 16 million
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compared this generation to current generations and indicated his desire for them to show the "same spirit of national endeavour", in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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claimed the lives of thousands and destroyed entire
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pandemic; and, incredibly, a few rare individuals, such as Anna Del Priore, managed to survive infection from the
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and received little support or respect. Surviving members of this generation would see Japan emerge as the world's
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million Soviet men returning to help rebuild along with 2 million Soviet dissidents held prisoner in Stalin's
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attracted mass audiences. The Great
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Camarillo, Alberto M. (1 October 1971). "Research note on Chicano community leaders: the GI generation."
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veterans of the Great Patriotic War Umar Burkhanov and Tatyana Didenko exchanging addresses in Moscow on
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from 1929 to 1932. The "WW II Generation Proper" came of age in either the second half of the
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1106:"Is It Time to 'Pass the Torch?' The Generational Dilemma of the 2020 Democratic Primary"
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approximately 100 years later. They also experienced much of their youth with rapid
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1974:"Dangerous Nostalgia: Why Romanticizing the 1950s and 1960s Won't Get Us Anywhere"
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then rose to power, and many of this generation joined organizations such as the
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and recovered just prior to his 104th birthday in 2020; he passed away aged 105.
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683:(1989–1993), and as of 2024 the last surviving president from this generation is
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2036:"A 104-year-old World War II veteran from Alabama has survived Covid-19"
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and were the primary generation composing the enlisted forces in
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Granados, José A. Tapia; Roux, Ana V. Diez (13 October 2009).
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later popularized the G.I. Generation term in their 1991 book
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Social history of soldiers and veterans in the United States
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Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069
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and the minority had grown up in the initial years of the
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2005:"What Millennials Can Learn From the Greatest Generation"
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Military history of the United States during World War II
1814:"Political Behavior and Values Across the Generations"
1310:"The G.I. Generation and the "Triumph of the Squares""
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The lives of this generation are a common element of
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protests. The same applied to a lesser extent in the
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and others. Following the war, the Allies began the
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refer to American soldiers in World War II. Authors
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535:were born between 1946 and 1964. Subsidized by the
496:A woman working in a military aircraft factory in
1939:"Consider War Stories Without Romanticizing Them"
559:, while some were again called to service in the
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193:, who had recently retired after his service in
1698:. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1672:. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1609:"Research Starters: US Military by the Numbers"
1457:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1081:List of last surviving veterans of World War II
607:This generation faced turmoil with their older
551:mindset as the country faced the threat of the
2817:Aftermath of World War II in the United States
1904:"The Movie Biz: The Greatest Generation's war"
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1453:"Life and death during the Great Depression"
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241:Generations: The History of America's Future
1971:
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988:in 1926, when Japan was already one of the
950:who wrote about the horrors of the war and
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802:, the third a former political prisoner of
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2148:"The German Army in the Second World War"
1783:"The World War II Generation and Vietnam"
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1016:to pay tribute to their fallen comrades.
1004:. Returning veterans found their country
889:continues in contemporary Germany today.
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342:, were children, or were born during the
2302:Contours of the World Economy, 1–2030 AD
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2179:"How World War II shaped modern Germany"
2066:"Major Wooten Obituary - Huntsville, AL"
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659:U.S. Navy veteran Ruth Harden sings as "
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2241:"How World War II shaped modern Russia"
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1972:Klinkenberg, Kevin (4 September 2019).
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1640:"Just How Many Baby Boomers Are There?"
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266:, the majority reached maturity in the
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1902:Ringel-Cater, Eleanor (28 July 2017).
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1406:from the original on 16 February 2022
1320:from the original on 18 November 2021
1244:Strauss, William; Howe, Neil (1991).
667:in Dover, Delaware, November 9, 2013.
382:) amidst growing levels of worldwide
314:Great Depression in the United States
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1984:from the original on 6 November 2020
1953:from the original on 24 January 2021
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1555:. Southern California Public Radio.
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1232:UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
1228:Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies
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832:as unemployment rose to nearly 40%.
611:children upon their maturing in the
583:, further promoted a controversial "
527:Post–World War II economic expansion
227:Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies
166:, and they are the children of the
21:Greatest Generation (disambiguation)
2034:Jackson, Amanda (6 December 2020).
1936:
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1763:from the original on 7 January 2021
1650:from the original on 8 January 2021
1426:"5 facts about economic inequality"
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1289:from the original on 2 January 2017
1198:. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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922:'s rise to power. They endured the
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2189:from the original on 19 April 2019
1733:from the original on 25 March 2019
1702:from the original on 25 March 2019
1432:from the original on 30 April 2018
1285:. People Press. 15 December 2016.
671:According to a 2004 study done by
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2272:"There Are No Civilians in Japan"
2003:Hanson, Victor (1 January 2018).
1947:The University of Texas at Austin
1676:from the original on 19 June 2019
1638:Pollard, Kelvin (16 April 2014).
980:. One member of this generation,
849:claimed the lives of millions of
603:Relationship to later generations
470:Great Depression and World War II
386:and a soaring economy. After the
189:was in 1953 by U.S. Army General
2832:Cultural history of World War II
2748:Strauss–Howe generational theory
2270:Frank, Richard (4 August 2020).
1619:from the original on 30 May 2022
1196:Myth and the Greatest Generation
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597:Children of the Great Depression
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2822:American people of World War II
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972:The World War II generation of
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173:With the death of 117-year-old
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237:William Strauss and Neil Howe
16:Cohort born from 1901 to 1927
2239:Davis, Mark (5 April 2015).
1943:lifeandletters.la.utexas.edu
1867:Kenny, Glenn (30 May 2016).
1339:Wright, Erica (2020-10-23).
914:Soviet Union in World War II
782:generals Walter Allenstein,
547:and largely promoted a more
502:work in the defense industry
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1812:Love, Jeffrey (July 2004).
1308:Howe, Neil (30 July 2014).
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2177:Davis, Mark (5 May 2015).
2119:Hall, Macer (8 May 2020).
1912:Atlanta Business Chronicle
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2152:spartacus-educational.com
1854:"WWII Veteran Statistics"
1759:. LifeCourse Associates.
1696:"Lives in Changing Times"
1670:"About Glen H. Elder, Jr"
1583:courses.lumenlearning.com
1579:"Culture in the Thirties"
1194:Rose, Kenneth D. (2008).
968:Japan during World War II
946:" veterans, such as poet
2758:Transgenerational design
2690:Revolutionary generation
2587:Generation of Columbuses
961:
881:and the creation of the
794:militant, the second an
368:technological innovation
2780:The Greatest Generation
2711:Generational accounting
1478:10.1073/pnas.0904491106
998:assumed Allied invasion
879:fall of the Berlin Wall
812:Germany in World War II
731:Britain in World War II
484:American G.I.s land on
397:". A number of popular
395:Golden Age of Hollywood
213:by American journalist
187:The Greatest Generation
140:World War II Generation
2837:People of World War II
2473:Interbellum Generation
1511:"Economy in The 1920s"
1010:second-largest economy
909:
820:came of age following
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796:International Brigades
792:Roter Frontkämpferbund
753:British Prime Minister
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651:Later years and legacy
641:Interbellum Generation
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256:Interbellum Generation
2753:Theory of generations
2685:Immigrant generations
2637:Strawberry generation
1613:nationalww2museum.org
1204:10.4324/9780203941461
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774:, a communist of the
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579:, and his successor,
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460:Franklin D. Roosevelt
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2827:Cultural generations
2721:Intergenerationality
2504:Boomerang Generation
2413:In the Western world
2356:Greatest Generation
1365:"Striking it Richer"
1250:. Harper Perennial.
1156:Brokaw, Tom (1998).
830:Treaty of Versailles
589:Glen Holl Elder, Jr.
388:Stock Market crashed
322:Buckler family, 1914
134:, also known as the
19:For other uses, see
2425:Greatest Generation
1469:2009PNAS..10617290T
1463:(41): 17290–17295.
1402:. 5 December 2013.
944:Great Patriotic War
869:. In the west, the
770:East German leader
615:in the form of the
252:Pew Research Center
132:Greatest Generation
62:Greatest Generation
29:Part of a series on
2680:Future generations
2612:Merdeka Generation
2607:Pioneer Generation
2359:1901 – 1927
1727:The New York Times
1585:. Lumen Learning.
1428:. 7 January 2014.
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2368:1928 – 1945
2365:Silent Generation
2362:Succeeded by
2351:1883 – 1900
2320:tokyotales365.com
2316:"Yasukuni Shrine"
2300:Maddison, Angus,
1937:Palaima, Thomas.
1553:projects.scpr.org
1257:978-0-688-11912-6
1213:978-0-415-95677-2
1169:978-0-375-50202-6
994:killed or wounded
940:economic collapse
875:Wirtschaftswunder
873:resulted in the "
800:Spanish Civil War
776:German resistance
715:COVID-19 pandemic
681:George H. W. Bush
645:Silent Generation
625:Watergate scandal
581:Lyndon B. Johnson
565:Silent Generation
498:Fort Worth, Texas
384:income inequality
364:COVID-19 pandemic
160:Silent Generation
148:Silent Generation
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