28 Jul 1932 Jahr - Bonus Army March
Beschreibung:
Consisted of WWI veterans who marched on Washington to protest the lack of bonuses that Congress promised to pay them
Bonus Bill wasn't passed, leading to conflict at the march and the death of two protesters
Hoover sent in the army to subdue the protest, which chased the veterans away by using tear gas and tanks and burning their encampment
Angered US citizens who declared Hoover as a heartless coward
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