History
In 1946, this major event sparked the Baby Boomer generation, marking the highest birth rate in U.S. history.
What is the end of World War II?
This fast food chain, characterized by drive-thru service and quick meals, became a symbol of Baby Boomer convenience culture.
What is McDonald's?
This 1960s TV show, featuring an iconic space crew led by Captain Kirk, became a cultural phenomenon for Baby Boomers.
What is Star Trek?
The Baby Boomer generation was the first to grow up with this technology in their homes, revolutionizing how they consumed entertainment, information, and advertising.
What is television?
This term, coined by psychologist Erik Erikson, describes the stage of life that Baby Boomers entered in their 60s and 70s, characterized by reflection and evaluating one’s life.
What is "Integrity vs. Despair"?
This 1964 legislation, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was a major milestone for civil rights during the Baby Boomer era.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
During the Baby Boomer era, this trend in homeownership became popular, with urban sprawl leading to the development of "cookie-cutter" housing.
What is suburbanization?
This legendary band from Liverpool, which exploded in popularity during the 1960s, became the soundtrack for much of the Baby Boomer generation.
Who are The Beatles?
This technology, which was first introduced to consumers in the late 1940s, became a household staple during the 1960s and 1970s, changing the way families prepared meals.
What is the microwave?
In the 1960s, this psychologist’s work on cognitive development became highly influential. He focused on how children’s thinking evolves in stages, a theory that was part of Baby Boomers' educational foundation.
Who is Jean Piaget?
In 1963, this President was assassinated, leaving an indelible mark on the Baby Boomer generation and changed how media covered future national crises.
Who is John F. Kenney?
Baby Boomers saw an increase in life expectancy and better healthcare due to the widespread adoption of this vaccine, which became a hallmark of their childhood in the 1950s.
What is the polio vaccine?
In the 1970s, Baby Boomers were major consumers of this type of music format, replacing vinyl records as the new standard.
What is the cassette tape?
In the 1950s, Sony revolutionized the way people listened to music, introducing this new mass-produced, commercially available technology.
What is the transistor radio?
In the 1970s, this psychologist’s theory of motivation, which includes a hierarchy of needs, influenced how Baby Boomers approached personal development and success.
Who is Abraham Malow?
This war, which lasted from 1955 to 1975, saw a significant number of Baby Boomers actively involved in military service and protests.
What is the Vietnam War?
As Baby Boomers entered adulthood in the 1970s and 1980s, many of them experienced significant social change in the workplace, including greater gender equality, in part due to the rise of this movement.
What is the feminism or the women's liberation movement?
This African American singer, known as the "Queen of Soul," became an iconic figure for Baby Boomers in the 1960s with hits like "Respect" and "Think," which became anthems for both the civil rights and feminist movements.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The Baby Boomer generation saw the rise of personal computing, including the launch of this first commercially successful personal computer in 1977.
What is the Apple II?
This psychological movement in the 1960s, closely tied to the Baby Boomer generation, explored altered states of consciousness and the expansion of the mind. It played a significant role in shaping cultural attitudes toward self-exploration and personal freedom.
What is the "counterculture movement"? (Also could be "psychedelic revolution")
This 1962 standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, deeply affecting the Baby Boomer generation's sense of security.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This term, coined by psychiatrist and pastor Wayne Edward Oates in the late 1960s, refers to the overwhelming desire to work, even when it negatively impacts a person's health, relationships and social functioning.
What is workaholism?
This landmark 1969 event, held in New York, is widely considered the birth of the counterculture movement that defined much of the Baby Boomer era.
What is the Woodstock Art & Music Festival?
This term, referring to the intense competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to develop more powerful and advanced weapons, defined much of the geopolitical climate during the Baby Boomer years.
What is the Nuclear Arms Race?
This field of psychology, which emphasizes the influence of unconscious thoughts and childhood experiences, was popular during the early years of Baby Boomers, largely influenced by figures like Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
What is "psychoanalysis"?