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Veterans of Future Wars - A Study in Student Activism (Hardcover)
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Veterans of Future Wars - A Study in Student Activism (Hardcover)
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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.
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