Use the cause-and-effect chart to answer the question

Effect

Cause

The GI Bill of Rights gave benefits such as paid

tuition, unemployment, and low-interest loans

primarily to white men

2.

Which of the following best completes the chart?

A Inequality grew, and the middle class often did not include minorities

B. Japanese Americans often chose to live elsewhere after living in detention

C. Social security benefits for veterans shrank, and strikes grew more common

D. Many former soldiers chose to stay overseas in Europe or Asia after World War II.

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.