Bonus Army
Bonus Army
WWI veterans held their bonus march in Washington, DC (not a state).
WWI veterans seeking the bonus Congress had promised them. And in 1924, congress passed the adjusted compensation act,which provided for a lump-sum payment to the veterans in 1945
Bonus Army
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.
Bonus Army
They were nicknamed The Bonus Army
how was the veterans bonus army treated
WWI veterans held their bonus march in Washington, DC (not a state).
The Federal Reserve refused to pay veterans their bonuses.
WWI veterans wanted a promised bonus .
$500
They wanted the government to give WWI veterans a $1,000 bonus.
After WWI, Congress votes to give veterans a bonus that will be paid in the year 1945, but in 1932 veterans march on Washington DC demanding their bonus. Thousands of veterans set up camp out side of the capital
Thousands of World War 1 veterans went to Washington to demand payment of a "bonus" the US Congress had promised them.
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