A revolutionary generation is a generation of people for whom a revolution was a major event or influence in their lives.[1] Such revolutions are usually associated with particular nations. The children of this generation are called the Children of the revolution
The Second Aliyah generation was arguably the most important and influential aliyah. It took place between 1904 and 1914, during which approximately 40,000 Jews immigrated into Ottoman Palestine, mostly from Russia and Poland, some from Yemen. They were the generation that created the social, political and cultural foundations of the State of Israel.
Europe
France
The Universitéstate education system established by Napoleon created a post-revolutionary generation in France.[5]
Germany
The 1840s were a decisive decade which culminated in the Revolutions of 1848 which defined a generation of Germans.[6]
The generation that came of age during or immediately after World War II and subsequent rise of communism. It is a generation marked by greater social mobility in comparison to previous period of Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which permitted the large section of population to obtain education. It was also marked by rapid urbanization and industrialization of the country, with a big population shift from rural to urban areas.