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The $1,000
(bonus / wage cut) owed to World War I veterans was the central issue of the Bonus Army.
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Answer:  Thousands of veterans and their families, devastated by the Great Depression, participated in the “Bonus March,” descending on Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress for a cash payment which would amount to roughly $1,000 per veteran.

Explanation: While medical services and compensation for injured and disabled veterans were first priority, it was decided by Congress to provide cash bonuses for WWI veterans beginning in 1945.