THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Charity workers who opened soup kitchens and homeless shelters
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Government workers who constructed buildings and other public facilities
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World War I veterans who protested to receive their pensions early
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National Guardsmen who were stationed in major cities to maintain peace and order
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Bonus Army was a group of 43, 000 demonstrators – 17, 000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Bonus Army, gathering of probably 10, 000 to 25, 000 World War I veterans (estimates vary widely) who, with their wives and children, converged on Washington, D.C., in 1932, demanding immediate bonus payment for wartime services to alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression.
Detailed explanation-4: -After victory in World War I, the US government promised in 1924 that servicemen would receive a bonus for their service, in 1945. The bonus was also known as the “Tombstone Bonus.” Then, the Great Depression hit, beginning with the stock market collapse of 1929.
Detailed explanation-5: -The demonstration that drew the most national attention was the Bonus Army march of 1932. In 1924, Congress rewarded veterans of World War I with certificates redeemable in 1945 for $1, 000 each. By 1932, many of these former servicemen had lost their jobs and fortunes in the early days of the Depression.