18. Hunger Marches The American Communist Party was eager to take advantage of our crisis. January 1931, 500 men and women looted a grocery store in Oklahoma City. December 5th 1,200 people held a hunger march in Washington DC. they were chanting “feed the hungry, tax the rich.” Many more hunger marches were held in the U.S. See picture page 414.
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20. Farmers Revolt Between 1930 and 1934 nearly 1 million farms were foreclosed on and the people were evicted Farmers began destroying crops to cut supply and drive up the prices Farmers in Nebraska heated their homes by burning corn Georgia dairy farmers would block the highway, stop dairy trucks, and dump the milk into ditches
21. The Bonus Marchers In May of 1932, about 1,000 WWI veterans began to march toward Washington DC. to try and pass legislation to have their bonuses paid early They were supposed to receive $1,000 in 1945…but they needed it now As they passed towns more veterans joined in. They wore their old military uniforms and sang war songs. Their numbers grew to about 17,000. This was known as the Bonus Army. Totaled 43,000 marchers including their families and supporters They found places to stay in shantytowns or abandoned buildings.
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24. "We Done a Good Job in France, Now You Do a Good Job in America"
48. Do you remember this guy?He was the BIGGEST international celebrity of the times.
49. Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., was kidnapped on March 1, 1932. He was 20 months old. He was in the nursery at home near Hopewell, New Jersey. He was kidnapped by Bruno Richard Hauptmann. The baby was found dead On May 12, 1932. It was found buried about 4 miles away from its home. Hauptmann was found guilty and electrocuted on April 3, 1936.