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What did president hoover do that directly led the bonus army march on Washington in 1932?
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allowed federal troops to remove the Bonus Army with great force
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How did president Hoover react to the bonus army?
He used the military to disperse protesters.
Which groups of American led the bonus march on Washington dc during hoover's administration?
Unemployed World War I veterans marched on DC in the summer of 1932, seeking early payment for service compensation.
What was the expeditionary force?
A group of unemployed war veterans from World War I seeking their immediate payment of cash bonuses that they were scheduled to receive in 1945. However, President Hoover opposed the bonus bill
What episode involving world war 1 veterans in Washington D.C. became a problem to the Hoover administration?
The "Bonus Army" who demanded that they be paid a bonus for their service to compensate for the wages they would have been able to earn if they had been allowed to remain stateside and work instead of going off to fight in the war. In 1924, after several years of lobbying, congress finally awarded the WWI veterans "adjusted universal compensation"-a bonus-in the form of government bonds that would collect interest over two decades and be paid out no earlier than 1945. Unfortunately the Great Depression hit in in 1929 and the veterans needed the money NOW. Something around 17,000 veterans (plus many of them families which swelled the total to around 43,000) traveled to Washington, DC. and set up camps (named "Hoovervilles" in derision of the President). Eventually Hoover ordered the Army to evict them from DC. His handling of the Bonus Army had major political impact on Hoover and contributed to him loosing in a landslide to F.D.R. in the next election.
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
What great march on Washington during the great depression proved to be a disaster for president hoover?
The bonus army
How did president Herbert Hoover react to the Bonus Marchers?
He sent the U.S. army to chase them out of Washington D.C.
What president battled the bonus army?
President Herbert Hoover battled the Bonus Army. In 1932, a group of World War I veterans known as the Bonus Army marched to Washington, D.C. to demand early payment of their military bonuses. Hoover ordered the eviction of the protesters from their makeshift camps, leading to a violent clash with the federal troops.
Who was sent in by President Hoover to clean up a portion of Washington D.C. from protestors?
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.
What was the government's reaction to the Bonus Army?
It turned public opinion against President Hoover.
When did president hoover veto the bonus bill?
Bad economics for the country.
Which president gave the order to have general MacArthur clear the bonus army?
President Herbert Hoover
What was true about the government reaction to the bonus army?
it changed public opinion against President Hoover
How did president Hoover react to the bonus army?
He used the military to disperse protesters.
What was true about the impact the Bonus Army?
Public opinion turned against President Hoover
What was true about the impact of the Bonus Army?
Public opinion turned against President Hoover
Who was by president hoover to peacefully remover the bonus army?
President Hoover sent Douglas MacArthur to remove the Bonus Army using peaceful means. However, MacArthur used army tanks to forcefully destroy the Bonus Army's campsite.
