The Bonus Army.
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.
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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
To Washington D.C.
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.