Mission: Military Changes

Mission: Military Changes

By Melissa Allison

There were two major military changes that happened at the end of World War II.

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​Post-WWII Military

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Black troopshave fought in ​

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war since the American Revolution. ​

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was an activist and the head of a union for railway workers. He helped push President ​

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to integrate the armed forces. Integration means that the U.S. Military was no longer ​

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In 1948, he desegregated the military! It's not separated into units by race. Everyone is all mixed together now.

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President Truman

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Veterans returning from World War II had a new program to use! It unfortunatley was mostly given to white veterans.

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G.I. Bill of Rights

2C- The GI Bill Explained in 4 Minutes- US History Review.mp4 - Google Drive

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Desegregation means-

• separate into different groups

• create new units of the military

• put eveyone togther in one group

• prevent a group of people from voting

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Who desegregated the United States military?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S Truman

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The G.I Bill of Rights included all of these EXCEPT-

• tuition payments for college or vocational school

• low interest rates on loans and mortgages

• 52/20 (unemployment payments of $20 a week for a year)

• promise of $1000 paid out in 1960

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"Hip Hughes" claims that the G.I Bill was-

• a huge success compared to the end of WWI

• not a great use of government funds

• a key reason that desegregation happened

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"Hip Hughes" says that the G.I Bill is an example of economic nationalism because it created growth of jobs in ALL OF THESE AREAS-

• housing industry

• car industry

• education industry

• military industry

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The G.I Bill still exists today.

• True

• False

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The idea that we should treat veterans well was helped along by-

• the Bonus Army

• the G.I Bill of Rights

• the Korean War

• the Vietnam Conflict

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"Hip Hughes" speculates that the G.I. Bill may have help create the-

• Desegregation of the military

• Korean War

• Bonus Army

• Baby Boom