Vivid and succinct account of the efforts and struggles of WWI veterans who marched on Washtington D.C. to demand their veterans' benefits. Article describes their forced dispersement by the army, which strained the confidence of the public in how the government was handling the pressures of the Great Depression.

Concepts

protests, veterans, herbert hoover

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Additional Tags

bonus army, bonus marchers, douglas macarthur, great depression, world war i veterans, bonus army, 1932

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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