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Peer reviewedBennett, Michael J. – Educational Record, 1994
The original World War II GI Bill fully subsidized education or job training for 7.8 million veterans, making college a realistic expectation rather than an impossible dream, and enabled millions to move to and develop the suburbs. This caused a true social revolution and fueled the longest economic boom in history. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Economic Progress, Educational History
