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 * **GI Bill Wikispace ** ||  ||
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 * What was the GI Bill? When was it created? Why was it created?

- The GI Bill was bill created to give financial support to war veterans during and after World War II. The GI Bill helped a lot of people during these times because they needed a lot of support after they came home from war they were without jobs. This bill helped students through college and helped war veterans with mental support as they returned home. Many the people that relied on the GI Bil says it opened the middle class giving many people better opportunity. The GI Bill was created on June 22, 1944 by president Roosevelt providing federal aid to help these war veterans adjust back to normal civilian population. The Bill was created for multiple reasons one reason was it helped the government and it also provided support and keep problems down providing medical support as well for people returning form the war. The original GI Bill discontinued in June 1956 after Harry Colmery created the first draft President Roosevelt perfected it. ||  ||
 * Did it work? Achieve it's goals?

- Yes, the GI Bill did achieve its goals it helped many some even saying it opened the middle class population. The GI bill was one of many great things done for American and this was showen through the GI Bill. The Bill achieved it goals because it opened up opportunity for many people almost totally coving them for the necessary things they needed to adjust to a normal civilian population. ||  ||
 * How were African Americans affected by the GI Bill?

- African Americans were not even the opportunity to being able to experience the fullest of the GI Bill because of the state of the economic status of the country and racism still being a major factor. African Americans were unfairly treated whereas there white counter parts where given the upmost respect for returning home from war and given every opportunity. Some blacks experienced he GI Bill but not all. While the ones that did had so many opportunities and this benefited them in so many ways, in the outcome it was very good because it helped very one. ||  ||
 * Were there any critics of the bill? Who were they? What was their argument?

- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16469520 ||  ||
 * What is the Post 9/11 GI Bill? How is it similar or different from the original?

- The Post 9/11 GI Bill is a new bill made after the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. This bill gave all the same benefits of the orignal Gi Bill but some of the qualifying factors are different. The original GI Bill would have covered everything whereas this bill only covers funds on or before Sept. 10, 2001 and you need me be in service for 90 days or more to even qualify for this Bill. ||  || ||   ||
 * APPLICATION
 * What do the members of your group think about the bill? Was it a good idea or bad idea? How would the US be different if the GI Bill was not enacted?

- The bill is great it was very helpful and till today still remains helpful the only thing that would have been better was if he bill was extended to every race or ethnic background. The bill was great idea it helped many people opening up what we call the middle class given more people the opportunity to become successful showing some of the American Dream. The US would really be different without the bill the country wouldn't be where it stands today the opportunity we have now would have never became true. ||  || ||   || -
 * DESIGN
 * At least //** 4 quotations from the original GI Bil ** l with analysis/summarization.

At 4 primary source ** IMAGES ** from GI BILL with analysis.

- http://www.cenlamedia.com/alb/images/newsarticles/GI_Bill.jpg The first photo is a picture of Uncle Sam, which is Americas mascot, and he is pointing, like he usually does. The reason this picture is relevant to the GI Bill is because in Uncle Sam's hand is a wad of money which is symbolizing the GI Bill's money that goes to all the war vets.

- http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/jah/92.3/images/loss_fig06b.jpg This picture almost speaks for itself. The man pictured in the picture seems to be contemplating whither or not to go back to school, which is relevant to the GI Bill because the GI Bill enabled war vets to go back to school without them having to pay.

- http://battalionaidstation.com/images/gi_bill2_8q29.jpg This picture shows an American soldier studying in his military uniform. Thanks to the GI Bill a lot of US Soldiers can attend school without having to pay, or use loans.

- http://www.salem-news.com/stimg/june062008/gibill.jpg This picture is a stamp that was used in the 40's that depicts a soldier that is getting an education. This stamp was created around the same time as the GI Bill was passed in order to promote soldiers taking advantage of the GI Bill and getting an education. // ||  || - http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/jah/92.3/images/loss_fig06b.jpg - http://battalionaidstation.com/images/gi_bill2_8q29.jpg // // - http://www.salem-news.com/stimg/june062008/gibill.jpg // - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16469520 ||  ||
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