The creation of the term ‘the Greatest Generation’ is 0 ATTRIBUTED to the US, but it is used worldwide when referring to people born in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Let’s take a walk down memory lane to learn more about that tumultuous era.

People of that period had to go through a lot of 17 , such as the Great Depression and World War II. The former is 18 to be another reason for this generation’s name. Disregarding where the name is from 19 , men and women of the time had to face unprecedented challenges and 20 .

They also got to witness a lot of economic and societal change. The Industrial Revolution marked the 21 of a new era of affordable 22 goods. It also pushed people to move to cities, as rural farming was no longer in need of large volumes of manual labour. This led to steady 23 of the countryside. In 24 of happiness and dreams of wealth, young people abandoned their homesteads to try their luck in the rapidly growing urban centres.