The social programs between the 1940s and the 1950s which were funded by the government are:
- Social Security Act (1940): Under this act, Ida M. Fuller was the first elderly person to receive a monthly benefit check.
- GI Bill of Rights (1944): This act was also known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. It provided education and training, subsistence allowance; loans for the purchase of homes, counseling and employment placement, etc.
The other options given in the question are
- Federal Highway Act
- Medicare Act
- National School Lunch Program
- National Defense Education Act
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