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Bonus Army |
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Bonus ArmyWorld War I veterans who gathered in Washington, D.C., in summer 1932 to demand payment of their promised bonuses. More than 12,000 veterans and their families camped near the U.S. Capitol, urging support for a bill to force early payment of bonuses already voted by Congress. When the bill was defeated, most of the crowd returned home, but some angry protests caused local authorities to ask Pres. Herbert Hoover for federal assistance. Army troops led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur drove out the protesters and burned their camps. The resulting public outcry was a factor in Hoover's defeat in the 1932 election. Another group of veterans gathered in 1933, but Congress again rejected bonus legislation. In 1936 Congress finally enacted a bill that paid nearly $2 billion in veterans' benefits. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Funded in part with $100,000 provided by the DAV National Service Foundation, "The March of the Bonus Army", produced by New Voyage Communications is history brought to life with rare archival photographs, newsreel footage, period music and interviews with scholars, writers and witnesses of the Bonus March. The Bonus March in 1932, for example, was a well-documented public moment when many veterans re-evaluated the meaning of the war in distinctly negative terms. |
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