History of the United States II / Unit 10 USH2 1369 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Bonus Army Marches
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The idea
In the spring of nineteen thirty-two about fifteen thousand veterans of the First World War marched on Washington to demand early payment of bonuses due in nineteen forty-five.
In practice
Veterans camped in vacant federal buildings and on the Anacostia Flats near the Capitol.
Where people slip
They remained for weeks, waiting for Congress to act. The Senate refused their demand in July.
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