What was the G.I. Bill? When was it created? Why was it created?
The G.I. Bill is a bill that was turned into a law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944 after a long debate between the House of Representatives and the Senate. The First G.I. Bill offered education and training, home, farm or business loans, assistance finding jobs, priority building materials for veteran assistance hospitals, and $20 per week unemployment for 52 weeks for those soldiers who could not find jobs. The G.I. Bill was created to give soldiers who came home from the war financial help as well as physical help for those soldiers who were hurt during the war.
Did it work? Achieve it's goals?
The 1944 G.I. Bill was used for 7 years and was the most productive G.I. bill out of 5 others. "Within the following 7 years, approximately 8 million veterans received educational benefits. Of that number, approximately 2,300,000 attended colleges and universities, 3,500,000 received school training, and 3,400,000 received on-the-job training. By 1951, this act had cost the government a total cost of approximately $14 billion."
How were African Americans affected by the G.I. Bill?
When the G.I Bill came into affect America was in the midst of the Civil Rights movement. So, many people may automatically think that African Americans would be treated unfairly when it comes the Bill, but that was not the case. Even though African-American did not receive as great amount of money as the white G.I.s they were not forgotten. Many politicians that supported the bill were in fact racist, but didn’t mind that the money would support Black soldier as well as white. People like Congressman John Rankin a racist from Mississippi, and a Senator Bennett Champ Clark, and anti- New Deal Democrat, were just two of the unlikely people that supported the bill.
Were there any critics of the bill? Who were they? What was their argument?
The Original G.I. bill gave veterans of WWII the chance to get a fully funded education, as well as the option to buy a home. A new version of the bill called the Montgomery G.I. Bill in 1985 that transformed what the bill did. Now, people say the bill covers much less, Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans and hasn't have said that it hasn't done much for them. It has not been able to keep up with the rising costs of college education, and many of the other benefits that were available with it, are now gone.
What is the post 9/11 G.I. Bill? How does it compare to the original?
The Post 9/11 Bill is a program set-up to provide finical assistance for housing and education for those who served in 9/11 and others who have other service-related disabilities. The way that this Bill is to the G.I. Bill for WWII is that both bills were put in place to help service men after they have served our country. They are different, though, because the Bill now for 9/11 is a lot stricter then the one in the 1940’s. Now, you’re only given money for a short amount of time. Back then, they paid for your entire schooling and even gave solider money for living expenses.
Whats the G.I. Bill's legacy?
Overall, our entire group is supportive of this bill. This was a great American system that helped build our nation up after a horrible time of war. This bill was a right that this country could not have been successful without. If this bill was not enacted education, job, training, etc. would have been through the floor because many soldiers came back to the country with no idea of how they were planning to make. But the G.I. Bill helped these men answer these questions, and they used it to it’s full extent.
Quotations:
"1. It gives servicemen and women the opportunity of resuming their education or technical training after discharge, or of taking a refresher or retrainer course, not only without tuition charge up to $500 per school year, but with the right to receive a monthly living allowance while pursuing their studies."
"2. It makes provision for the guarantee by the Federal Government of not to exceed 50 percent of certain loans made to veterans for the purchase or construction of homes, farms, and business properties."
"3. It provides for reasonable unemployment allowances payable each week up to a maximum period of one year, to those veterans who are unable to find a job."
"4. It establishes improved machinery for effective job counseling for veterans and for finding jobs for returning soldiers and sailors."
"5. It authorizes the construction of all necessary additional hospital facilities."
"6. It strengthens the authority of the Veterans Administration to enable it to discharge its existing and added responsibilities with promptness and efficiency."
What was the G.I. Bill? When was it created? Why was it created?
The G.I. Bill is a bill that was turned into a law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944 after a long debate between the House of Representatives and the Senate. The First G.I. Bill offered education and training, home, farm or business loans, assistance finding jobs, priority building materials for veteran assistance hospitals, and $20 per week unemployment for 52 weeks for those soldiers who could not find jobs. The G.I. Bill was created to give soldiers who came home from the war financial help as well as physical help for those soldiers who were hurt during the war.Did it work? Achieve it's goals?
The 1944 G.I. Bill was used for 7 years and was the most productive G.I. bill out of 5 others. "Within the following 7 years, approximately 8 million veterans received educational benefits. Of that number, approximately 2,300,000 attended colleges and universities, 3,500,000 received school training, and 3,400,000 received on-the-job training. By 1951, this act had cost the government a total cost of approximately $14 billion."How were African Americans affected by the G.I. Bill?
When the G.I Bill came into affect America was in the midst of the Civil Rights movement. So, many people may automatically think that African Americans would be treated unfairly when it comes the Bill, but that was not the case. Even though African-American did not receive as great amount of money as the white G.I.s they were not forgotten. Many politicians that supported the bill were in fact racist, but didn’t mind that the money would support Black soldier as well as white. People like Congressman John Rankin a racist from Mississippi, and a Senator Bennett Champ Clark, and anti- New Deal Democrat, were just two of the unlikely people that supported the bill.Were there any critics of the bill? Who were they? What was their argument?
The Original G.I. bill gave veterans of WWII the chance to get a fully funded education, as well as the option to buy a home. A new version of the bill called the Montgomery G.I. Bill in 1985 that transformed what the bill did. Now, people say the bill covers much less, Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans and hasn't have said that it hasn't done much for them. It has not been able to keep up with the rising costs of college education, and many of the other benefits that were available with it, are now gone.
The Post 9/11 Bill is a program set-up to provide finical assistance for housing and education for those who served in 9/11 and others who have other service-related disabilities. The way that this Bill is to the G.I. Bill for WWII is that both bills were put in place to help service men after they have served our country. They are different, though, because the Bill now for 9/11 is a lot stricter then the one in the 1940’s. Now, you’re only given money for a short amount of time. Back then, they paid for your entire schooling and even gave solider money for living expenses.Whats the G.I. Bill's legacy?
Overall, our entire group is supportive of this bill. This was a great American system that helped build our nation up after a horrible time of war. This bill was a right that this country could not have been successful without. If this bill was not enacted education, job, training, etc. would have been through the floor because many soldiers came back to the country with no idea of how they were planning to make. But the G.I. Bill helped these men answer these questions, and they used it to it’s full extent.Quotations:
"1. It gives servicemen and women the opportunity of resuming their education or technical training after discharge, or of taking a refresher or retrainer course, not only without tuition charge up to $500 per school year, but with the right to receive a monthly living allowance while pursuing their studies."
"2. It makes provision for the guarantee by the Federal Government of not to exceed 50 percent of certain loans made to veterans for the purchase or construction of homes, farms, and business properties."
"3. It provides for reasonable unemployment allowances payable each week up to a maximum period of one year, to those veterans who are unable to find a job."
"4. It establishes improved machinery for effective job counseling for veterans and for finding jobs for returning soldiers and sailors."
"5. It authorizes the construction of all necessary additional hospital facilities."
"6. It strengthens the authority of the Veterans Administration to enable it to discharge its existing and added responsibilities with promptness and efficiency."
Citations:
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/research/edu20/moments/1944gibill.html
http://www.gibill.va.gov/
GI Bill expands access for African Americans Article:
Wilson, Renigald. The Educational Record. Washington: Fall 1994. Vol. 75, lss. 4; pg. 32