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Question

What was the Bonus Army? What did it do?

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Answer 1

The Bonus Army or Bonus March or Bonus Expeditionary Force was an assemblage of about 31,000 World War I veterans, their families, and other affiliated groups who demonstrated in Washington, D.C. during the spring and summer of 1932 seeking immediate payment of a "bonus" granted by the Adjusted Service Certificate Law of 1924 for payment in 1945. They were led by Walter W. Waters, a former Army sergeant, and encouraged by an appearance from retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, one of the most popular military figures of the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army

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Answer 2

It was a large group of WW1 Veterans and their families that had a massive protest in Washington DC.

A law in 1924 had promised all the soldiers a bonus to be awarded in 1945. The veterans wanted the bonus to be paid immediately (I'm assuming they needed the money due to the start of the depression).

The Army moved in and dispersed the veterans camps, firing into the crowd a bit and firing tear gas.

The protest ultimately lead to the passing of the GI Bill of rights in 1944 to prevent the same thing from happening to WW2 Vets.

Answer 3

The Bonus Army were a group of veterans who fought in the First World War who were promised compenation but were cut off at the time of the Great Depression. They decided to camp out in tents outside the Capitol area in Washington demanding their rights based on the promises of compensation that they were given. General MacArthur under Hoover's orders dispersed the veterans and it was not done as decently as could have been performed. It was seen as the watershed and the turnaround of the Hoover presidency in so far as there would be a black mark on his presidency only alleviated by his defeat in the 1932 election to FDR.

Answer 4

A large group of about 31,000 WWI veterans, their families and other groups that demonstrated in Washington, D.C. in 1932. They wanted immediate payment of a bonus granted by the Adjusted Service Certificate Law of 1924 for payment in 1945. They were removed by Major Patton and General MacArthur. Their greatest accomplishment was the passing of the G.I. Bill in 1944.