When veterans got home they were forced to go back to their normal lives again. To help the transition, we passed the G.I. Bill of Rights. The American Dream was here, and people were taking advantage of it. They bought houses, got married, and started having babies. Men and women started marrying earlier, and women found themselves pressured to be married by the age of twenty. Couples started having children at most seven months after their wedding.
The Baby Boomers were the generation post World War II. The Baby Booming generation happened during social change in the United States, where they became the wealthiest and healthiest of the time. An extreme number of babies were born. They grew up priveledged, and they were known to think and worry about themselves a lot. They grew up as a "shockwave". This generation did not think ahead to death, and often times had no concern for it and health problems as their ages increased.
The G.I. Bill of Rights, also known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, affected the U.S. through the economy, political affairs, and socially as well. There were arguments on whether they should get college because at that time college was only for the wealthy. Others thought about giving them money because they did their duty over seas, and it was hard to get back into the swing of things and finding work. Either way, everyone decided that at least something needed to be done in order for these veterans from World War II to get back into the normal civil routine of things. President Roosevelt signed the bill on June 22, 1944.
I find it very intriguing thinking about how the birth rate sky-rocketed. I would have loved to live the "American Dream" at a time like this. I also think that the G.I. Bill of Rights was a good choice to make. It would not have gone well for veteran families if something was not put in place to get them back to work and the normal lifestyle again.
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