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 government gave them an immediate payment
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They peacefully occupied empty government buildings
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They tried to deport them
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Tear gas and tanks were used against veterans
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Douglas MacArthur, the U.S. Army chief of staff, drove out the demonstrators and destroyed their encampments, using tanks and tear gas. One veteran was shot to death, and several veterans and policemen were wounded. Congress then appropriated $100, 000 to send the protestors home, and they dispersed.
Detailed explanation-4: -In May 1932, jobless WWI veterans organized a group called the “Bonus Expeditionary Forces” (BEF) to march on Washington, DC. Suffering and desperate, the BEF’s goal was to get the bonus payment now, when they really needed the money.
Detailed explanation-5: -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. MacArthur then ordered the shanty settlements burned. Many Americans were outraged.