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How did Herbert Hoover respond to the demands of the Bonus Army?
by using military force against its members
by offering its members jobs in the military
by ignoring it to focus on economic issues
by offering its members government jobs

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by using military force against its members

In 1932 Hoover ordered the U.S. Army (led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, with officers including Patton and Eisenhower) to disperse the Bonus Army; troops used cavalry, infantry, tanks and tear gas to clear and burn the veterans' camps, which harmed Hoover's public standing.