The Bonus Army was a group of World War I veterans who, during the Great Depression, marched to Washington D.C. to demand the early payment of their veteran bonuses. They camped in the city to make their demands known, but their peaceful protests were eventually met with force by the U.S. military.

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The Bonus Army

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The Bonus Army

A) carried out a violent protest in the nation's capital,demanding that their veterans' bonuses be paid early.
B) camped in the nation's capital,demanding that their veterans' bonuses be paid early.
C) carried out a violent protest in the nation's capital in an attempt to pressure Congress to pass a spending bill for public works projects,which would put them to work.
D) camped in the nation's capital in an attempt to pressure Congress to pass a spending bill for public works projects,which would put them to work.

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