Bonus Expeditionary Forces – Citizen U Primary Source Nexus

Guided Primary Source Analysis: Bonus Veterans

November 10, 2019November 19, 2019

Carefully study the details of the Bonus Veterans photograph above. Brainstorm a list of questions you would need answered in order to write an article about this image. Share your questions with an elbow partner, then investigate this primary source image set to see what questions you were able to answer. Write a brief summary…

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Today in History: The “Bonus Army”

July 28, 2011October 21, 2020

Today in History–July 28–the Library of Congress features the “Bonus Army” or “Bonus Expeditionary Forces (B.E.F.)”, some 15-20,000 World War I veterans who camped out in the nation’s capital to request early payment of cash bonuses not payable to them until 1945. On July 28, 1932 the protestors were met by Major George S. Patton and federal…