Keywords
world war two, franklin delano roosevelt, veterans, american legion, jim crow, new deal
Abstract
The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944 represented unprecedented investment in social services which uplifted veterans into the middle class. As observers hail the G.I. Bill for its provisions for supposed deserving Americans, popular memories of the G.I. Bill emphasize its imagination of modern veterans’ support and race-neutral policy, while ignoring its shortcomings. The G.I. Bill presents a departure from the New Deal and ushers in a conservative era of creating social programs, while still maintaining the status quo.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Jillian B. (2021) "The Performance of Change Through the G.I. Bill," Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal: 2 (1), 71-85. 10.24968/2693-244X.2.1.6 https://works.swarthmore.edu/suhj/vol2/iss1/6
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