WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After World War I, the U.S. Congress voted to give veteran soldiers who fought in the war a bonus. They would be paid $1.25 for each day they served overseas and $1.00 for each day they served in the United States. However, this money would not be paid until 1945.

Detailed explanation-2: -The act promised WWI veterans a bonus based on length of service between April 5, 1917 and July 1, 1919; $1 per day stateside and $1.25 per day overseas, with the payout capped at $500 for stateside veterans and $625* for overseas veterans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 2 months during which 10, 000 veterans and their families set up a makeshift camp at the foot of the Capitol ended in one of history’s biggest clashes between American citizens and government forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.