Bonus Expeditionary Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bonus_Expeditionary_Force

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	protest
gptkbp:activeYears	1932
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Bonus_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bonus Expeditionary Force
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Walter_W._Waters
gptkbp:legacy	influenced veterans' benefits policy
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive national attention
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Bonus_Army_March Eviction by U.S. Army
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:U.S._Army gptkb:President_Herbert_Hoover
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:World_War_I_veterans approximately 43,000 their families affiliated groups
gptkbp:purpose	demand early payment of World War I service bonuses
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Great_Depression gptkb:U.S._Congress gptkb:World_War_I_Adjusted_Compensation_Act gptkb:Patman_Bonus_Bill
gptkbp:result	public backlash against Hoover forcible removal
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bonus_Army_March
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6