Donald W. Whisenhunt

Veterans of Future Wars (eBook, ePUB)

A Study in Student Activism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Veterans of Future Wars (VFW) was a short-lived student movement that came in response to the bonus paid to World War I veterans in 1936. The VFW began at Princeton University, but quickly spread across the United States, attracting attention from all groups of American citizens. It was extremely popular on college campuses, but it engendered vocal and intemperate opposition from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, chambers of commerce, and other citizens. The student leaders were branded as Communists, Fascists, or other similar subversive groups. The group attracted attention from political leaders; some members of Congress were supportive, but others attacked the group on the floor of the House of Representatives. The student group ended about four or five months after it began. Despite its short life, it was a successful movement that attracted wide support and caused serious discussion about the role of the federal government in providing bonuses to veterans.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739148310
• Artikelnr.: 38218425

Autorenporträt

Donald W. Whisenhunt is professor of history, emeritus at Western Washington University.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Prologue
Chapter 2 Chapter 1. A Bonus of Their Own
Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Riding the Tiger
Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Too Many Disciples
Chapter 5 Chapter 4. A Plethora of Imitators
Chapter 6 Chapter 5. The Political Game
Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Too Many Enemies
Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Neither Red nor Yellow
Chapter 9 Chapter 8. The Demise
10 Afterword
11 Appendix 1. Manifesto of Veterans of Future Wars
12 Appendix 2. Manifesto of Future Gold Star Mothers
13 Appendix 3. Veterans' Preference Act
14 Appendix 4. By-Laws of the Veterans of Future Wars
15 Appendix 5. Act Introduced in Congress79
16 Bibliography