THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The Bonus Army protested and attacked local stores and businesses.
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Veterans were eventually chased from the Capitol by 700 soldiers.
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Police ignored him and allowed the army to remain.
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General MacArthur joined the army to express his solidarity.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Two men were killed as tear gas and bayonets assailed the Bonus Marchers. Fearing rising disorder, Hoover ordered an army regiment into the city, under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur. The army, complete with infantry, cavalry, and tanks, rolled into Anacostia Flats forcing the Bonus Army to flee.
Detailed explanation-2: -On July 28, 1932, U.S. Attorney General William D. Mitchell ordered the veterans removed from all government property. Washington police met with resistance, shot at the protestors, and two veterans were wounded and later died. President Herbert Hoover then ordered the U.S. Army to clear the marchers’ campsite.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the “Bonus Army” a group of World War I veterans occupied Washington D.C. in 1932 and demanding for early payment of their veteran bonus. President Herbert Hoover angrily ordered the War Department to draft the leaders of the protest into military services.
Detailed explanation-4: -When it appeared that the bonus would not be paid, many of the marchers refused to leave, and President Hoover ordered the Army to evict them. Using tear gas, tanks, and a troop of saber-wielding cavalry commanded by Major George S.
Detailed explanation-5: -In an increasingly tense situation, the federal government provided money for the protesters’ trip home, but 2, 000 refused the offer and continued to protest. On July 28, President Herbert Hoover ordered the army to evict them forcibly.