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Tag Archives: Post WWII Events
The Baby Boom (1946-1964)
Young males returning to the United States, Canada, and Australia following tours of duty overseas during World War II began families, which brought about a significant number of new children into the world. This dramatic increase in the number of births from 1946 to 1964 (1947 to 1966 in Canada and 1946-1961 in Australia) is called the Baby Boom.
In the United States, approximately 79 million babies were born during the Baby Boom. Much of this cohort of nineteen years (1946-1964) grew up with Woodstock, the Vietnam War, and John F. Kennedy as president; thus they had major implications on the social and cultural developments during those decades. Baby Boomers are now middle age and entering senior years. In the economy, many are now retiring and leaving the labor force.
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Posted in 1945-1953, 1953-1960, 1960-1968, June 21 assignment
Tagged 1946, 1964, Baby Boom, Post WWII Events
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Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers
Baby boomer is a generation of group that was born between 1945 and 1965 after the WWWII. It was a post war time and people were relief that the war was over. Therefore, many babies were coming into life to comfort families. This generation brought lot of changes like the way they carry or see themselves compared to other generations before them. They not only see themselves as smartest but they also adapt a life style that is kind of selfish. They only care about themselves, didn’t spare any saving for their children and enjoy themselves as want.
These changes of life style help grow the US economy as the fashion and cosmetic businesses were expending and many others industries were developing. As they willing to spending the largest part of their earning, the economy grew rapidly and the unemployment went down. Now that they are also aging, baby boobers’ retirement is becoming a problem since they are more older pople that younger to pay for their pensions and medicare.
