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
The Bonus Army.
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.
Bonus Army
The bonus army
They were called the "Bonus Army" when they marched to Washington in 1932 to press for immediate payment of the bonuses granted them under a 1924 act (the World War Adjusted Compensation Act). Although the bonuses were not to be payable until 1945, many veterans were put out of work by the Great Depression, which began in 1929, and wanted their payments early. They were evicted from their camps by the army, but in 1936 many were granted payments by Congress.
They were nicknamed The Bonus Army
bonus army
During the Depression ww1 veterans marched on Washington to demand their bonuses to be paid.
Veterens of WWI who wanted the pay promised to them for their service.
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.
Veterans of World War I, or what it was known of at the time, The Great War. Also their families and supporters.
Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.?
Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.?
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.
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
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.
To Washington D.C.