USA HISTORY

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (commonly known as the G.I. Bill) was signed and implemented in 1944 in the final years of World War II. An important aspect of the act was the extension of education to military veterans:Any person who served in the active military or naval forces on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to the termination of hostilities in the present war, shall be entitled to vocational rehabilitation . . . or to education or training. Excerpt from Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, 1944 Which describes the large-scale impact of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act after WWII?

(A) t increased the incentive to enlist in the military and increased the likelihood of engaging in war.

(B) ** It increased the number of veterans entering universities and improved the education of the workforce.

(C) It created financial problems for universities as student-veterans did not pay for their educations.

(D) It decreased the power of the anti-war movement as the benefits of war were publicized.

Concept note-1: -Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944, this act, also known as the G.I. Bill, provided World War II veterans with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing. It put higher education within the reach of millions of veterans of WWII and later military conflicts.

Concept note-2: -The result was the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the GI Bill of Rights. This act provided returning servicemen with funds for education, government backing on loans, unemployment allowances, and job-finding assistance.