Answer:
Cause
The GI Bill of Rights gave benefits such as paid tuition, unemployment, and low-interest loans primarily to white men
Effect
A. Inequality grew, and the middle class often did not include minorities
Explanation:
Although the GI Bill was supposed to include both African Americans and women, they often faced discrimination when seeking its benefits, because its implementation was conducted by the Veterans Administration (VA), filled with pro-segregation white men.
Women had little information about the GI Bill and faced discrimination when demanding its benefits. For example, female enrollment in colleges was mostly limited to male veterans.
African American veterans were offered vocational training rather than university courses, and loans aimed at homeownership were denied to them by the banks despite federal guaranty. Furthermore, many suburban neighborhoods banned them from buying homes. Therefore, white people concentrated in the suburbs while African Americans had to settle for the deteriorating inner cities.
These tensions were a key factor in the development of the modern Civil Rights Movement.
