Bonus March
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Depressions, Recessions
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C., Maryland
- Date: July 28, 1932
Article abstract: At the beginning of the Depression, frustrated World War I veterans demand a promised bonus.
Summary of Event
There were more than three million U.S. veterans of World War I, and they formed the American Legion and other lobbying organizations. Their efforts were effective. One veterans’ benefit to be awarded was a bonus that the American Legion defined as “adjusted compensation”—the difference between the pay that was received during military service and what soldiers could have earned outside the military. The first bonus bill...
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