The march of the Bonus Army was an illustration of how soldiers who have risked their lives during World War I could not receive the basic recognition through the subsidized payment of their service. As a result, thousands of veterans have formed an alliance, intending to facilitate the authorities into signing a bill for the bonus payment. However, the way in which the authorities reacted to these events has ultimately led to the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the US. Hoover, the president who could have negatively influenced the movement by creating unfavorable conditions for the veterans, was interested in compromising the bill. Thus, troops evaded the encampments of the protestors, resulting in the death of one veteran (PBS, 2013). Since civilians sympathized with the cause, Herbert Hoover became a figure associated with the injustice that prohibited the former soldiers from receiving the deserved payment.
As a result, the re-elections were not favorable for the former president, and Roosevelt became the next elected president. Thus, the protestors, the troops who were involved in the mitigation of the movement, and the authorities facilitating such a brutal way of dealing with the veterans created the circumstances in which people opted for Roosevelt. As a figure who was not involved in the events mentioned prior, the voters were inclined to replace then-president Hoover because of his inadequate solution to the requirements of the former WWI soldiers who, while entitled to a payment, could not receive it. It was especially critical during the great depression due to the little access to resources and the deplorable condition, which Hoover did not address through bonus payment promised prior by the authorities.
References
PBS. (2013). The march of the bonus army [Video]. YouTube. Web.