Blansette, Period 1 Rita Kim Anna Cervisi Priyanka Hiteshi.

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Blansette, Period 1 Rita Kim Anna Cervisi Priyanka Hiteshi

+ Period of time where births in USA hit record numbers + Approximately 79 million babies born within the first 10 years + At peak, 1 American Infant born / 7 seconds What was the Baby Boom ?

When was it? Post World War II Officially Specifically

Reunion of families after War Desire for comfort of family after time of war Prospering economy and booming industry Advances in medicine

White Flight Automania TV became popular Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts & Little League Baseball Consumerism Glorified the roles of housewives

the Civil Rights activists the hippies the protesters at Berkely the soldiers in Vietnam the drug experimenters the challengers of injustice exposers of hypocrisies

39% of Americans over age 18 29% of total population Dominating Congress til’ 2015 Dominating White House til’ 2021 Healthier, wealthier & smarter than their parents

Dominate Supreme Court from Completely redefine “old age” & “retirement” Live longer than any previous generation

What events shaped their lives? Vietnam WarVietnam War The DraftThe Draft Dr. Martin Luther King’s AssassinationDr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination John F. Kennedy’s AssassinationJohn F. Kennedy’s Assassination Robert Kennedy AssassinationRobert Kennedy Assassination Watergate scandalWatergate scandal

First to grow up with multi-media Most privileged generation Egocentric More open-minded “Sandwich generation” Most wealthy

Bill Clinton President Bush Oprah Winfrey Robert Plant Bono Bruce Springsteen Jerry Seinfeld Bill Gates Gene Simmons Billy Joel Twiggy your parents!

“ When we were young, we didn’t trust anyone over 30. Now that were over 30, we don’t trust anyone at all.” Howard Smead

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