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They were nicknamed The Bonus Army
Bonus army
allowed federal troops to remove the Bonus Army with great force
The Federal Reserve refused to pay veterans their bonuses.
tear gas and bayonets NOVANET
tear gas and bayonets NOVANET
Bonus Army
George Patton and Douglas MacArthur.
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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It took place in Washington, D.C. The Army troops were led by then Capt. Douglas MacArthur mounted on a white horse and wielding a saber.
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.
The bonus army was led by Walter W. Waters, and Douglas MacArthur led the infantry and calvary against them under the order of Herbert Hoover. MacArthur also commanded the 6 tanks involved in the attack.
he used force to remove to protesters.
He used force to remove protesters
He used force to remove protesters