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gptkbp:instanceOf
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protest
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1932
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Bonus_Expeditionary_Force
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:George_S._Patton
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gptkbp:composedOf
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gptkb:World_War_I_veterans
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bonus Army
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gptkbp:influenced
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1936 Adjusted Compensation Payment Act
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gptkbp:legacy
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contributed to Hoover's unpopularity
highlighted veterans' economic struggles
influenced veterans' rights movement
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:mainEvent
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protest
eviction
encampment
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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national newspapers
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gptkbp:militaryInvolved
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gptkb:U.S._Army
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gptkbp:notableDeath
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two veterans killed
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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use of tear gas
use of cavalry
burning of camps
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gptkbp:numberOfFamilyMembersAndSupporters
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about 26,000
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gptkbp:numberOfVeterans
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about 17,000
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:U.S._government
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gptkbp:participants
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approximately 43,000
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gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm
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gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
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gptkbp:purpose
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demand early cash redemption of service certificates
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:result
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forcible removal of protesters
public backlash against Hoover
destruction of encampments
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bonus_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Patman_Bonus_Bill
gptkb:World_War_Adjusted_Compensation_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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