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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:the_Coolidge_administration
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gptkbp:amended_by
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subsequent legislation
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Great_Depression
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gptkbp:community_impact
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increased public support for veterans
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gptkbp:consequences
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influenced future veterans' policies
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gptkbp:controversy
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debate over payment timing
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gptkbp:duration
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ongoing until fully paid
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gptkbp:economic_impact
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cost approximately $3.5 billion
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1924-05-19
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:U._S._Treasury_Department
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-World War I America
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first federal bonus for veterans
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Veterans Bonus Act of 1924
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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post-war economic conditions
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gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of
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veterans' organizations
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:is_evaluated_by
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assessed for effectiveness
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in
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gptkb:Veterans_Administration
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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fiscal conservatives
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Harry_W._Colmery
gptkb:John_A._Mc_Cormack
gptkb:Calvin_Coolidge
gptkb:Samuel_D._Jackson
gptkb:Joseph_W._Byrns
gptkb:Arthur_H._Vandenberg
gptkb:James_M._Mead
gptkb:John_J._O'_Connor
gptkb:Walter_W._Mc_Nutt
gptkb:Robert_F._Wagner
gptkb:William_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:James_E._Watson
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gptkbp:legacy
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set precedent for future veterans' benefits
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Servicemen’s_Readjustment_Act_of_1944
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gptkbp:public_perception
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mixed reactions
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gptkbp:purpose
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provide bonuses to World War I veterans
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from
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government bonds
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Bonus_March_of_1932
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Bonus_Army
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Veterans_Bonus_Act_of_1936
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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protests by veterans
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gptkbp:signatories
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gptkb:World_War_I_veterans
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Calvin_Coolidge
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