The phrase "allowed a generation of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has enabled or permitted a particular generation to experience or achieve something.
Example: "The advancements in technology allowed a generation of young people to connect with others around the world."
Alternatives: "enabled a generation of" or "permitted a generation of".
And they'll ask how we allowed a generation of political leaders to stand-by and do nothing.
Marvel has allowed a generation of new writers, artists and directors to re-think its bloated universe, to tear down and rebuild its sacred icons.
The review found a catalogue of failings by a variety of agencies had allowed a generation of underage girls to fall prey to grooming gangs.
Eventually, a television studio with a working fireplace was found in California, and the station created the image that has allowed a generation of apartment-bound New Yorkers to re-enact "Christmas in Connecticut".
Elite turned the concept of open-world game design into a commercial proposition, and allowed a generation of players – and would-be developers – to see games as an experience rather than "just" a competitive or score-based endeavour.
Bella Swan might be devoid of any obvious interests beyond her lust for vampire Edward Cullen and werewolf Jacob Black, but her very blankness has allowed a generation of young women who are in love or would like to be to live out their longings for dangerous, unattainable men.
The butterfly fauna in clear-cuts which was historically meadows and abandoned long enough to allow a generation of conifers to mature (70 90 years) was compared with clear-cuts which were historically coniferous forest.
Different strengths are needed by the best mobile entrepreneurs that allow a generation of new companies to emerge.
As a distinctive feature, SVC allows a generation of an H.264/MPEG-4 H.264/MPEG-4t, thAVCis, bacompliantompathate, base layer and one, or several, enhancement layer(s).
