Bonus Veterans

BonusVeterans

Overview

Students analyze primary sources to learn about the Bonus Army and to consider the question, How does informing ourselves about the past guide us in the future?

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Grade

High School

Subjects

Civics, Social Studies

Length

40-60 minutes

Topics

World War I, bonus army, civic action, guided primary source analysis, legislation, protest, veterans

Author

Primary Source Nexus

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