* La génération perdue , surtout connu comme la génération de 1914 en Europe, est un terme avec Gertrude Stein pour désigner ceux qui ont combattu dans la Première Guerre mondiale . * The Greatest Generation , also known as the GI Generation , is the generation that includes the veterans who fought in World War II . Le Greatest Generation , également connu comme la génération GI, c'est la génération qui inclut les anciens combattants qui ont combattu dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale . They were born from around 1901 to 1924, coming of age during the Great Depression . Ils sont nés à partir vers 1901 à 1924, arrive à maturité au cours de la Grande Dépression . Journalist Tom Brokaw dubbed this the Greatest Generation in a book of the same name. [ 9 ] Journaliste Tom Brokaw a qualifié cette l' Greatest Generation dans un livre du même nom. * The Silent Generation born 1925 to 1945 , is the generation that includes those who were too young to join the service during World War II. La génération silencieuse né 1925 à 1945 , est la nouvelle génération qui inclut ceux qui étaient trop jeunes pour rejoindre le service au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Many had fathers who served in World War I. Generally recognized as the children of the Great Depression, this event during their formative years had a profound impact on them. Beaucoup de pères avaient qui ont servi dans la Première Guerre mondiale généralement reconnus comme les enfants de la Grande Dépression, cette manifestation au cours de leurs années de formation a eu un impact profond sur eux. * The Baby Boom Generation is the generation that was born following World War II , about 1946 up to approximately 1964, a time that was marked by an increase in birth rates. [ citation needed ] The baby boom has been described variously as a "shockwave" [ 10 ] and as "the pig in the python." [ 11 ] By the sheer force of its numbers, the boomers were a demographic bulge which remodeled society as it passed