The WWII Generation

Essay # 1441

History > U.S. The 1930's - Great Depression
History > U.S. World Wars

This paper backgrounds the era of the World War II generation in America who grew up in the 1920s, as well as the Depression and the events that led up to WWII, as well as D-Day.

2,075 words () | 8 sources | 2000 | United States

Published on: Feb 17, 2003

From the Paper:

"The World War II generation generally grew up in the 1920's. During this time, America was filled with much promise. As America's prosperity rose, so did much of the world's economic growth. Entertainers of the period included Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, GingerRogers, and Fred Astaire. During the economic boom of the "Roaring Twenties", the traditional values of rural America were tested by the Jazz Age. Women smoking, drinking, and wearing shorter skirts symbolized this period. The average citizen was buying automobiles and appliances on credit (Brokaw, 5)."