Bonus Expeditionary Force
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The Bonus Expeditionary Force was a group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. in 1932 to demand early payment of promised service bonuses during the Great Depression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
organization of military veterans
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protest movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bonus Army
NERFINISHED
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Bonus Marchers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateSize |
15000 to 20000 participants
ⓘ
thousands of veterans ⓘ |
| campLocation |
Anacostia Flats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
areas near the U.S. Capitol ⓘ |
| composedOf |
World War I veterans
ⓘ
affiliated groups ⓘ their families ⓘ |
| confrontedBy |
District of Columbia police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demanded |
early payment of World War I service bonuses
ⓘ
immediate cash redemption of service certificates ⓘ |
| event |
burning of Anacostia Flats camp
ⓘ
forcible eviction of veterans from Washington, D.C. camps ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Great Depression
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delayed payment of service bonuses ⓘ unemployment among veterans ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major protest of the Great Depression era
ⓘ
symbol of veterans' struggle for economic security ⓘ |
| influenced |
1936 law granting early payment of bonuses
ⓘ
later veterans' benefits legislation ⓘ |
| leader | Walter W. Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Adjusted Service Certificate law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War Adjusted Compensation Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeOutcome | defeat of early bonus payment bill in the Senate ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCommandedBy |
General Douglas MacArthur
NERFINISHED
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Major Dwight D. Eisenhower (as MacArthur aide) NERFINISHED ⓘ Major George S. Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
President Herbert Hoover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Congress majority in 1932 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Walter W. Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
damage to Herbert Hoover's public image
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increased sympathy for veterans ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Patman Bonus Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
at least two deaths of veterans or family members
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several injuries ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1932 ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
cavalry charges
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infantry with bayonets ⓘ tear gas ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
march on Washington
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occupation of camps and buildings ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ |
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