He sent the U.S. army to chase them out of Washington D.C.
President Herbert Hoover
It turned public opinion against President Hoover.
Early delivery of promised payments for military services.
Early delivery of promised payments for military services.
President Herbert Hoover battled the Bonus Army. In 1932, a group of World War I veterans known as the Bonus Army marched to Washington, D.C. to demand early payment of their military bonuses. Hoover ordered the eviction of the protesters from their makeshift camps, leading to a violent clash with the federal troops.
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Herbert Hoover
The bonus army was led by Walter W. Waters, and Douglas MacArthur led the infantry and calvary against them under the order of Herbert Hoover. MacArthur also commanded the 6 tanks involved in the attack.
Bad economics for the country.
General MacArthur commanded the infantry and Calvary to drive the Bonus marchers out of the capital. The belongings and shelters of the Bonus Army were burned.
it changed public opinion against President Hoover
He used the military to disperse protesters.