The brutal repression at the Capitol instantly ignited public opinion in the United States and around the world, and also made President Hoover and MacArthur, the executioner in this incident, hated by almost the vast majority of veterans.

It was a once-in-a-decade news, with a flood of media outlets reporting on the march and crackdown on the Capitol.

Some of the media who were not afraid of death even interviewed veteran groups and some police officers one after another, and even found MacArthur, who caused the massacre.

MacArthur's answer was that President Hoover suppressed the march because he believed it was dangerous and that there might be other forces behind it.

But the U.S. government also issued an emergency statement, saying that President Hoover's original intention was not to forcibly suppress them, but to gently disperse the veterans.

Whoever says it right, whether Army Chief of Staff MacArthur or President Hoover is right, will no longer be able to make up for the damage done to the veteran community.

In the end, according to a rough count, more than 20,000 veterans and their family groups who participated in the march died more than 1,000 and injured more than 3,000 in this incident.

These veterans and their families did not understand until their deaths that American soldiers and weapons were not used on the battlefield to defend their homeland, but instead to massacre the people who marched inside.

These veterans did not die on the brutal battlefields of World War I, did not die on the dangerous journey to Europe, but died in the massacre of the American army, which has to be emotional.

Even if President Hoover had explained, it would not have been possible to hide that the massacre had taken place during his term of office and that General MacArthur had been instructed by President Hoover.

Without the president's consent, MacArthur could not have moved the troops. It also caused President Hoover's approval ratings to plummet, and the political opposition Democratic Party called President Hoover a cruel executioner and the greatest sinner in the history of the United States.

The reversal of the two poles of reputation caused the US government to suffer great turmoil for a while. You know, President Hoover's predecessor was President Coolidge (not counting Charles, who served for a few days), and President Coolidge was impeached and removed from office.

In other words, the loss of popular trust by two successive presidents of the United States is a severe blow to the devastated United States from the economic crisis.

Sure enough, after President Hoover's reputation was damaged, the ghosts, snakes, and gods that had been hidden all over the United States reappeared.

Although President Hoover later expressed his willingness to pay veterans in advance to veterans, as well as additional benefits to veterans and their families who died and were injured in the conflict.

But at this point it was to no avail. Even more irreparable than the physical pain is the psychological trauma on these veterans.

Even if a veteran like Tom is very loyal to the country, they no longer trust the government at most, but there is a high probability that they will still live a stable life.

However, some veterans did not have much trust in the government in the first place, and after this incident, especially after the death of their own family members in the conflict, these veterans also became hateful to the government, and some forces were better able to control and exploit.

It is worth mentioning that some veterans who were discharged from World War I also went to the top of the government, which also added some uncertainty to American politics.

In the aftermath of the incident, the Democrats asked the administration to investigate the incident and determine whether the order to forcibly suppress the veterans came from President Hoover or General MacArthur.

After the congressional investigation into the incident, the Democrats also said that Congress should temporarily take over the president's powers until it is determined that the president's actions were not at fault.

Naturally, the Democrats' proposal was vetoed by the Republicans. Although the Republican Party is also surprised by President Hoover's decision in the incident, this does not mean that the Republican Party can easily give up the presidency.

Even if President Hoover loses the trust of the American people, the Republican Party can support the next president of the United States, rather than let the presidency fall into the hands of the Democratic Party.

As the two major political parties in the United States, the contradictions between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are still very deep, and the struggle for the presidential throne has also been a hot topic of discussion in the United States from the beginning to the present.

Rather than competing for the presidency, whether to support or not President Hoover has become an answer question.

Even if the previous Hoover Dam and various policies had gained the trust of the American people, most of the brutal crackdown was doomed.

It is no exaggeration to say that if President Hoover had been confirmed to have connived at the fact that the military was attacking ordinary people, then President Hoover's reputation would have become even worse than that of President Coolidge, to the point where it could not be saved.

The people can tolerate the president's incompetence, and they can tolerate the president not taking himself seriously. But that doesn't mean the people can tolerate the president's unbridled orders to the army to slaughter them.

If the American people do not react to this incident, doesn't this mean that the lives of future demonstrations are in danger?

This is an unacceptable result for the major political parties, for the consortia that can manipulate the people, and for some people with ulterior motives.

This also means that President Hoover is destined to suffer a major blow because of this incident. I don't have to think about being re-elected, and I even have to worry about being impeached by the opposition party.

What's worse is that if President Hoover is also impeached by the Democrats, then the presidency is destined to fall into the hands of the Democrats.

After all, President Coolidge and President Hoover have been burdened with huge infamy for two consecutive Republican presidents, so how can the people believe in the new president of the Republican Party?

Before the Republicans and Democrats could win or lose, the American people were already in chaos.

A large number of veterans have not returned to their hometowns because the families they brought with them have died at the Capitol.

This makes these veterans full of hatred for the US government, and it is only natural that some forces will find these veterans.

In a corner where no one is paying attention, several forces that previously crisscrossed the United States, including Black Storm, the Free Legion, etc., have ushered in a huge expansion in numbers.

In addition to these dark forces that can only create chaos that cannot be put on the table, on the bright side of American politics, there are also several states that have expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government's forced suppression.

Among them, the governor of California directly expressed his dissatisfaction and said that a referendum would be held in California to decide whether California would remain in the United States.

It is worth mentioning that the federal government system in the United States not only creates a huge autonomy between the states, but also theoretically allows the states to have independent rights.

This is also the reason why there are frequent rumors in later generations that some states in the United States are going to referendum to secede from the United States.

In particular, when Texas, the Lone Star Republic, once joined the United States, it was stated in black and white that Texas had the right to become an independent Lone Star Republic.

Although it is not easy for states to secede from the United States, after all, they need to be approved by the federal government and all other states.

But that doesn't mean state governments can't threaten the federal government with independence, because that's their legal right.

So why did California's governor react so much?

If you know the identity of the governor of California, it is actually easy to understand.

First of all, the number of veterans in California is still high. This is not to say that California contributed a large number of military personnel before, but that a large number of veterans traveled to California during the economic crisis.

After all, the West Coast has not been as devastated as the East Coast, where the economic crisis has erupted.

The influx of unemployed people led to the growth of California's population and economy, and Los Angeles grew into a megacity with a population of millions.

Speaking up for veterans is about cementing one's gubernatorial status and reputation, which is one of the reasons why the governor of California was able to stand up quickly.

Secondly, as a rising political star who became governor at a young age, the governor of California was originally involved in World War I, and his position was the head of a regiment in the United States.

In this conflict, several of the governor's original subordinates and his family members were slaughtered, which also angered the former military governor of California.

In addition to these reasons, the reason why he was able to publicly say that he wanted to call an independence referendum was because he already had the support of several California consortiums.

Although these consortia are nothing compared to the big conglomerates in the United States, they still have a considerable say in California.

I wonder if the independence referendum can really pass, and the choice of being the governor of a member state or the president of an independent republic is definitely the latter one that is more attractive.

The governor of California said that the news of the independence referendum directly ignited the situation in the United States.

Within days, protests broke out in Texas demanding an independence referendum to decide whether Texas would stay or not.

Almost at the same time, large numbers of blacks took to the streets, demanding that the government treat blacks fairly in relief operations and give them the aid and supplies they deserve.

Although most of these marches were organized by ordinary blacks, the government quickly suppressed them.

However, a small number of the marches were clearly well planned, and as soon as the police arrived to evict them, some of the well-trained armed forces in the procession launched direct attacks on the police.

This also turned the march directly into a frontal assault on the police, and eventually into a firefight between black armed forces and police.

These blacks were significantly more prepared than the unprepared police.

Not only did they have a relatively uniform rifle, but they even had a small number of light machine guns, which were obviously prepared.

Under the huge gap in firepower, a small number of police officers were quickly driven away, and a considerable number of police officers became the guns of these armed forces.

Such attacks soon spread throughout the United States, and not only blacks, but also veterans, made the United States extremely chaotic.

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