1946
After World War Two
1946 is the year following World War II's end, marking the beginning of postwar reconstruction and the early Cold War era.
It saw the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, the Nuremberg trials concluding, and the start of the baby boom.
As a standalone reference, it typically indicates this specific year: My grandmother was born in 1946.
Newborns per capita measure
- generationAge-defined peer group
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
middle-class · G.I. Bill · maternity · childbirth · veterans · housing · families · marriage
Preventing hostile expansion
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
austerity · veterans · reconstruction · recovery · sovereignty · armistice · peacetime · reparations
Of lasting excellence
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
heritage · iconic · historic · collectible · memorabilia · period · era · mid-century
U.S. public health agency
- NBATop-tier American court league
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- WHOUN health authority
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
Ending imperial control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
mandate · colonialism · freedom · republic · statehood · autonomy
birthrate
Newborns per capita measure
- generationAge-defined peer group
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- prosperityGood fortune, success
suburbs · middle-class · G.I. Bill · maternity · childbirth · veterans · housing · families · marriage · homecoming
containment
Preventing hostile expansion
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
rationing · austerity · veterans · reconstruction · recovery · sovereignty · armistice · peacetime · reparations · decolonization
classic
Of lasting excellence
retro · heritage · iconic · historic · collectible · memorabilia · period · era · mid-century · swing
CDC
U.S. public health agency
decolonization
Ending imperial control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
partition · mandate · colonialism · freedom · republic · statehood · autonomy