Question

Why did the Bonus Army try to cash in their bonus certificates?
a. They were poor and some were homeless, they just wanted money to survive.
b. They wanted to force the government to spend money during the Great
Depression.
C. They wanted the country to go deeper into debt.
d. They wanted the country to go to war with their army to help the economy.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. They wanted to force the government to spend money during the Great

Depression.

Explanation:

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.