Bonus Army march

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The Bonus Army march was a 1932 protest in Washington, D.C., where thousands of World War I veterans demanded early payment of promised bonuses, culminating in a controversial and violent eviction by U.S. troops.

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Bonus Army 1
Bonus Army march canonical 1
Bonus Army protests 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demonstration
historical event
protest movement
aimedAt United States Congress
alsoKnownAs Bonus Army
linked to: Bonus Army march

Bonus Expeditionary Force
Bonus March
approximateNumberOfParticipants 15000 to 20000 veterans
including several thousand family members
country United States
demanded early payment of World War I service bonuses
immediate cash redemption of Adjusted Service Certificates
encampmentLocation Anacostia Flats
areas near the U.S. Capitol
endTime July 1932
followedBy 1933 smaller Bonus Army demonstration
hasCause delayed payment of World War I service bonuses
economic hardship during the Great Depression
historicalSignificance became a symbol of government insensitivity to veterans
highlighted veterans' economic struggles during the Great Depression
influenced passage of the Adjusted Compensation Payment Act of 1936
legislativeContext Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924
Wright Patman Bonus Bill
location Washington, D.C.
mediaCoverage extensive national press coverage in 1932
opposedBy President Herbert Hoover administration
U.S. Army leadership
organizedBy Walter W. Waters NERFINISHED
World War I veterans
participant District of Columbia police
General Douglas MacArthur
linked to: Douglas MacArthur

Major Dwight D. Eisenhower
Major George S. Patton
linked to: George S. Patton

President Herbert Hoover
linked to: Herbert Hoover

U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army

World War I veterans
families of World War I veterans
partOf social unrest during the Great Depression
policeConfrontationDate July 28, 1932
result burning of Bonus Army camps
damage to Herbert Hoover's public image
increased sympathy for veterans' demands
public outrage over treatment of veterans
several deaths and many injuries
use of tear gas against veterans and families
violent eviction of veterans from Washington, D.C.
startTime May 1932
usedMethod encampment
march on Washington
peaceful protest

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Bonus Army march alsoKnownAs Bonus Army
linked to: Bonus Army march
Remember My Forgotten Man influencedBy Bonus Army protests
linked to: Bonus Army march