THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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People who burned crops and poured out their milk
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Veterans who marched on Washington to pass legislation to get their $1000 bonus early
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provide public works jobs for unemployed veterans.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The American soldiers who fought in World War I were no exception. In 1924, WWI vets were voted “Adjusted Compensation” by Congress: $1.25 for each day served overseas, $1.00 for each day served in the States. To the “doughboys, ” it was seen as a bonus. Veterans owed $50 or less were paid immediately.
Detailed explanation-3: -Things stayed in an unsettled condition for the next few weeks, with some veterans leaving but even more arriving, until their number reached somewhere between 10, 000 and 20, 000. Then, on July 28, the Hoover administration sent in the army and police to expel the marchers from Washington.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Senate overwhelmingly rejected the bonus bill. Hearing the news, the marchers dispersed peacefully, but remained in Washington at makeshift campsites near Capitol Hill.