The Serviceman's
Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the G. I. Bill. This was a
law that provided college for returning World War II veterans. This
law also gave the veterans one year of unemployment compensation. It
also provided many different types of loans for returning veterans to
buy homes and start businesses and farms. It reached every veteran
who had been on active duty during the war years for at least ninety
days and had not been dishonorably discharged. The veteran did not
have to be in a combat situation, but just had to be on active duty
during the war.
Why did the
government think that more G.I.s would take advantage of the G.I.Bill
for unemployment then for education?
How did the
schools feel when the G.I. Bill was being passed and why did they
feel this way?
