The G.I. Bill
The G.I. Bill (1944) was a series of benefits for World War II veterans granted by the U.S. Congress under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 and extended by later legislation.Administrated by the Veterans Administration, these benefits included educational grants for higher education or vocational training, mortgage loan guarantees for home buyers, and cash payments for those unemployed after discharge.
Initially, President Franklin D. Roosevelt favored a comprehensive approach to dealing with postwar demobilization, especially in the areas of job retraining and vocational rehabilitation. However, faced with significant opposition in Congress and among veterans’ organizations to such broad‐based plans, he bowed to political realities and supported narrower legislation aimed at veterans. Substantial...
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