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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:historical_events
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gptkbp:affects
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shaped veterans' advocacy groups
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gptkbp:affiliated_with
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gptkb:American_Legion
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gptkbp:consequences
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political fallout for Hoover
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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depicted in literature and film
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gptkbp:end_date
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July 1932
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gptkbp:event_duration
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approximately two months
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gptkbp:event_type
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gptkb:protests
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gptkbp:events
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increased activism among veterans
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gptkbp:government_response
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violent eviction
refusal to pay bonuses
disbanding of encampments
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gptkbp:government's_justification
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public safety concerns
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gptkbp:government's_military_action
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use of tanks
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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examined in studies of civil disobedience
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gptkbp:historical_context
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economic hardship
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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extensively recorded in media
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:March_on_Washington
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gptkbp:historical_interpretation
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varied among historians
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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remains a symbol of protest.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first major protest in D. C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bonus Army march of 1932
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gptkbp:impact_on_future_policies
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veterans' benefits reforms
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gptkbp:influence_on_fdr
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New Deal policies
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gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of
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inspired future protests
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on veterans' rights movements
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:World_War_Adjusted_Compensation_Act
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:location_of_encampment
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Anacostia Flats
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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extensive
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gptkbp:military_leadership
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gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Walter_W._Waters
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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demands for justice
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gptkbp:outcome
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dispersal by U. S. Army
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:World_War_I_veterans
approximately 43,000
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gptkbp:president_during_event
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gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
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gptkbp:public_perception
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mixed reactions
increased sympathy for veterans
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gptkbp:purpose
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demand early payment of bonuses
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Great_Depression
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gptkbp:significance
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highlighted economic struggles
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gptkbp:start_date
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May 1932
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gptkbp:veterans
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poor during the Great Depression
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1932
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