HISB31H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Agricultural Adjustment Act, National Industrial Recovery Act, Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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American history from the civil war final exam review. Herbert hoover (president, 1929-1933): was often blamed for the great depression. He was responsible for the temporary relief administration (new york, 1931), the first employment insurance program (wisconsin, 1932), the bonus army (1932), and the. Bonus army (1932): in 1924, congress had voted world war i veterans a bonus stretched over a 20 year period. In june of 1932, about 10,000 veterans (many jobless) descended on washington to lobby for immediate payment of these bonuses. Congress refused, most of the bonus marchers went home, but about 2,000 stayed, building makeshift shelters. As a result, hoover called in the military. On july 28, troops (commanded by general douglas macarthur) and armed with tear gas, tanks, and machine guns drove the veterans from their camp and burned their shelters. As a result, the bonus army dispersed and their demands were rejected.
