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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

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Who were the veterans who marched on Washington in support of the veterans' bonus bill were nicknamed the army?

They were nicknamed The Bonus Army


The group of world war 1 veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 was called the?

bonus army


Who made the bonus army?

During the Depression ww1 veterans marched on Washington to demand their bonuses to be paid.


Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington DC?

Veterens of WWI who wanted the pay promised to them for their service.


What event happened when World War 1 veterans marched in protest on Washington?

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.


Who made the bonus army that marched on Washington?

Veterans of World War I, or what it was known of at the time, The Great War. Also their families and supporters.


Why did bonus army march on Washington D.C.?

Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.?


Why did the bonus army march on Washington dc?

Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.?


What was the march on Washington by world war 1 veterans demanding payment of their war bonus?

The so-called "Bonus Army" marched to Washington DC in June, 1932 and many camped there until dispersed by the US Army on July 28, 1932. The group numbered as many as 43,000, about 17,000 veterans and 26,000 others including family members.


Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?

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


When did the army marchers get paid?

The army marchers, specifically the Bonus Army, were a group of World War I veterans who marched to Washington, D.C., in 1932 to demand early payment of a bonus that had been promised to them. They were not paid during their march, and the government refused their demands. It wasn't until 1936, after the march and the subsequent public outcry, that Congress passed a bill to pay the veterans their bonuses, but by then the Bonus Army had largely dispersed.


Where did the bonus army march?

To Washington D.C.