The Baby Boom

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf demographic phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Baby_Boom
gptkbp:causedBy post-World War II economic expansion
return of soldiers from World War II
gptkbp:demographics gptkb:Baby_Boomers
gptkbp:endDate 1964
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Generation_X
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Baby Boom
gptkbp:influenced economic growth in the 1950s and 1960s
social change in the 1960s and 1970s
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor largest generation in US history at the time
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:The_Silent_Generation
gptkbp:resultedIn expansion of schools
growth of suburban areas
increase in birth rate
increased consumer demand
gptkbp:startDate 1946
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:P.J._O'Rourke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5