Early Cold War and Civil Rights Movement Practice Test

The generation born during the postwar spike in births is described as Baby Boomers. After World War II, returning soldiers started families in a time of economic growth and optimism, leading to a dramatic rise in birth rates roughly from the mid-1940s to the early 1960s. This large, distinct cohort came of age during the 1960s and 1970s and shaped schools, housing, consumer culture, and later social movements, including civil rights and protest movements. The other names refer to different time periods: the Silent Generation were born a bit earlier and were children during the Depression and WWII; Generation X followed the baby boomers, born roughly in the mid-1960s to early 1980s; Millennials were born from the 1980s into the 1990s. So, the correct term for those born during the postwar birth surge is Baby Boomers.