The GI Bill Explained in 4 Minutes: US History Review

Learn the basics about this landmark piece of legislation so you can walk around not looking dumb.

[orangecountyanthony]

You never told the truth about the exclusion of black veterans like my grandfather. Please use Full transparency.

[JustT]

The fact the Black American veterans were denied the G.I. Bill makes me very sad. I love my country and I am a veteran myself, but this particular fact hurts.

[thehumanrunner]

Too bad African Americans didn’t any of the G.I Bill.

[-Migo-leo-]

Can Mexicans Americans do it i from Texas and I want to join the marines and go to college I”ll do what ever takes to go to college

[AshLoRo]

Yes you should treat your Vets with the utmost respect, Im Irish & I love them. Respect

[cynthiardh]

When the GI bill was introduced, black Vets were mot part of the beneficiaries! They were added until later. How ugly our history is 😢

[aspermwhale]

I'm confused.. I thought it was GI Joe?

[walterdennisclark]

Yes, more current events. But always with a view of history please.
It is important to recognize that we were the only large country not invaded and our economy was supplying the recovering rest of the world. It is not good history to imply that free college education, free down payments, and unemployment benefits contributed in any way to prosperity. The money was borrowed, and the free stuff created moral hazards; problems that don't show up until later.
June 14th is on my calendar.

[loyalliberty]

Dude Why you Did Not say, that they Excluded Us Black Folks. Tell the Truth

[SnackRelatedMishap]

Thanks for the knowledge.  Good luck with your show, man.  I mean it.  You've got a camera personality that I think would do well on TV.

[brianlash]

Like and subscribed because Patton Oswalt + informed political ideology = Hip Hughes

[prafullitmedi]

The GI bill was a direct result of the failures of what happened in World War 1 OR World War 2? (I guess in the video both the times a different world war is mentioned).

[jimkordahl]

Who you callin "lookin dumb" (snort)?

[relish]

Me: Clicks this video, reads the description.
Turns out the uploaders are absolutely dumb, uploading things that have nothing to do with what I'm searching.

[michellereidel]

What about the fact that black veterans did NOT have the same access to the benefits of the GI Bill? This has a huge impact

[laurensmith]

My father actually passed his GI bill to me for college (since he did not attend college after serving). I'm extremely grateful. Thank you for the video! I've been wanting to learn the history of this.

[Sashabooboo]

2:44 "The general idea that we should be treating out veterans better comes from the GI.."
Actually it comes from the 1970's when Vietnam Vets returned and were demonized by a vocal segment of society, castigated, called baby-killers and so on. Many of those guys are gone now, but you might remember them as homeless street people in the 80's-mid '90's. Many were treated like dirt. When 9/11 happened America made an unspoken effort to never treat service members in the same manner. The vietnam war protesters saw no distinction between the US Government that prosecuted the war and the actual men and women who fought it. We sought to remedy that problem.