To have more land and military bases to make it easier to transport troops to foreign countries
<span>They were veterans of World War I, had been promised a bonus for their service but the Government failed to fulfill this promise.
This led to the movement known as the Bonus MArches, where around 43,000 people marched together and occupied washington monument to demand the bonuses that promised to them.</span>
As it was the Cold War which meant that neither side was willing to attack the other as both sides had atomic weapons aimed at the other. This would lead to a nuclear war
The Vietnam War affected the attitude of Americans toward future conflicts around the world in that Americans have been "less" willing to intervene inthe affairs of other countries, since the Vietnam War has widely been viewed as a major mistake.