Veterens of WWI who wanted the pay promised to them for their service.
During the Depression ww1 veterans marched on Washington to demand their bonuses to be paid.
Veterans of World War I, or what it was known of at the time, The Great War. Also their families and supporters.
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
During the Depression ww1 veterans marched on Washington to demand their bonuses to be paid.
Veterans marched on Washington during the Great Depression in 1932 to demand early payment of a bonus that had been promised to them for their service in World War I. The economic hardships of the Depression made the bonus, which was not due until 1945, crucial for their survival. This protest, known as the Bonus Army March, drew thousands of veterans and their families to the capital but ultimately met with violent intervention by the U.S. Army, further highlighting the desperation and struggles faced by many Americans during this period.
The Bonus army was a protest movement. The participants wanted the bonus now and were trying to disrupt the government enough that Congress would humor them and pay them early.
World War 1 veterans
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