jul 14, 1950 - More of the 1950's

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GI Bill of Rights: Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944
-unemployment pay
-access to hospitals
-home loans
-college subsidies
Caused -8 million veterans to take advantage of $14.5 billion in subsidies
-By 1950, the number of college graduates
tripled
-Democratized higher education; eroded class
barriers

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