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The protestors in Washington D.C. were called the Bonus Army. President Hoover sent in the U.S. Army to clear-out the Bonus Army from around the White House.

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President Hoover sent in General Douglas MacArthur to clean up the aftermath of the Bonus Army protests in Washington D.C. in 1932. MacArthur used military force to disperse the protestors and their encampments, resulting in violence and the destruction of the protesters' makeshift campsites.

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Q: Who was sent in by President Hoover to clean up a portion of Washington D.C. from protestors?
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