HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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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?
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t increased the incentive to enlist in the military and increased the likelihood of engaging in war.
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It increased the number of veterans entering universities and improved the education of the workforce.
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It created financial problems for universities as student-veterans did not pay for their educations.
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It decreased the power of the anti-war movement as the benefits of war were publicized.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Concern about another depression when some 16 million service members returned to the U.S. after the second World War spurred the passage of the 1944 GI bill.
Detailed explanation-2: -VA Benefits World War II Veterans may be eligible for a wide-variety of benefits available to all U.S. military Veterans. VA benefits include disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and burial.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bill, formally known as the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s).
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