Hoovervilles & Bonus Marchers

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Across
  1. 2. 20,000 people marched into Washington DC in 1932 to demand that they needed the money straight away, this was called the ___ marches
  2. 4. Many took up the Congress's offer but up to ___ thousand veterans stayed behind to maintain pressure on the government
  3. 6. ___ was the first to act, setting a deadline for when all veterans should have left their camp and then had police act when deadline passed
  4. 8. Congress ___ the bonus bill on June 17, 1932 but made $100,000 available to help the Bonus Marchers pay for their journey home
  5. 9. Hoover later send the US ___ to clear the camp
  6. 10. Hoovers reputation was ___ after the Bonus Marchers were defeated
Down
  1. 1. The ___ withdrawed after 2 veterans were killed (28th, July 1932) after trying to empty out a building
  2. 3. The residents called their towns '___' because they blamed their problems on President Herbert Hoover
  3. 5. Many veterans fled, chased by troops who burnt tents and ___ marchers as they went
  4. 7. In 1924, Congress passed a law for WW1 ___ to receive bonus’ of up to $625. However most had to wait until 1945 to receive it