<span>The average age of the 113th Congress which served from 2013 to 2014 was 57 years of age in the House and 62 in the Senate. There were 234 Republicans and 207 Democrats in the House of Representatives. The Senate had 45 Republicans, 53 Democrats and 2 Independents who caucused with the Democrats. In the House, the average length of service was 9.1 years. In the Senate, it was 10.2 years. There were 103 women serving in Congress at this time: 83 in the House and 20 in the Senate.</span>
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As a result of the Boxer rebellion, came the downfall of the <span>Qing Dynasty</span>
Hoover did not handle the Bonus Army well.
The Bonus Army was a group of 43 thousand protestors - WWI veterans and their families - who gathered in Washington DC to demand payment for their service certificates.
President Hoover did not attempt to negotiate with the protestors, first, he ordered to have them removed from government’s property and later he ordered to the Army to clear the marcher’s campsite.
To do so, infantry and cavalry was used and additionally, six tanks.
Public opinion on Hoover’s actions was strong, newspapers and newsreels - that were popular at the time - showed images of the violence perpetrated on soldiers and their families. This was considered one of the strongest factors that influenced his lost at elections to Roosevelt.
