(1944), a series of programs designed to help veterans. This first G.I. bill, passed in 1944 during World War II and called the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, offered veterans funds for tuition and maintenance in educational institutions. The law also included hospitalization, pensions, and other benefits, as well as a provision for government-guaranteed loans for the purchase of homes, farms, and businesses. In 1952 similar benefits were granted to Korean War veterans in a second G.I. bill. Other bills have benefited people who served in the armed forces during the cold war.
