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How did general douglas macarthur respond to herbert hoover's order to clear bonus army veterans from their makeshift camps?

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Answer: He used force to remove the protesters.

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When the Senate rejected the Bonus Army most protesters left, but ten thousand remained. MacArthur disregarded the President's command of getting unarmed troops to conduct the protesters to camps near the Anacostia River. Instead, MacArthur expelled the protesters violently, using tear gas and bayonets to clear the Anacostia campsite.

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