LIFE IN AMERICA AFTER WORLD WAR II Some experts worried that the postwar drop in industrial needs would hurt the economy. The nearly 12 million men and women who had been serving in the armed forces were returning to civilian life and would need jobs. •Often jobs were not available. •Women workers, so vital during the war, were pressured to leave their jobs. The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 was intended to help veterans make the transition to civilian life. The demand for consumer goods rose sharply after the war. Labor unions began to make demands. Racial minorities began to agitate for better opportunities.
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LIFE IN AMERICA AFTER WORLD WAR II
Some experts worried that the postwar drop in industrial needs would hurt the economy.
The nearly 12 million men and women who had been serving in the armed forces were returning to civilian life and would need jobs.
•Often jobs were not available.
•Women workers, so vital during the war, were pressured to leave their jobs.
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 was intended to help veterans make the transition to civilian life.
The demand for consumer goods rose sharply after the war.
Labor unions began to make demands.
Racial minorities began to agitate for better opportunities.
LIFE IN AMERICA AFTER WORLD WAR II
• Demand for consumer goods rose sharply.
• Returning vets built houses, which increased the demand for furniture and appliances.
• A baby boom began as Americans began having families.
The GI Bill
• The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 was better known as the GI Bill.
• The bill helped veterans transition to civilian life.
– Provided money for vets to attend college or receive advanced job training
– Helped arrange for home, farm, or business loans
– Provided help in finding work as well as a year’s worth of unemployment benefits
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