THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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During the early 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to
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strengthen the nation’s defenses
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end the military draft
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bring American troops home from overseas
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support the early payment of money promised to veterans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
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