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    • why were bonus marches a thing
      WW2 veterans who had been promised bonus money for their fighting during the war but never received it
    • why did they not get paid their bonuses
      the deadline kept getting extended because the government didnt have enough money to pay them
    • where did they march
      they marched on washington and demanded for their money
    • as a result of this what happened to the soldiers
      they were tear gassed, a baby was killed using the gas which left a negative effect on the president
    • how did the president respond to soldiers being tear gassed
      he ordered them to go home
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