Question

What was the mission of the Bonus Army in 1932?

They were hired to stop veterans from marching on Washington, DC.
They were enlisted to keep people from migrating during the Dust Bowl.
They demanded that the government enforce Hoover’s reforms.
They demanded payment of bonuses promised to veterans.

Answer 1

Bonus Army, gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans (estimates vary widely) who, with their wives and children, converged on Washington, D.C., in 1932, demanding immediate bonus payment for wartime services to alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression