The new rifle cartridges contain gunpowder and musket ball. To ensure that the gunpowder and musket ball will not get wet, the cartridges are greased. It is believed that the grease was made out of pork fat or beef fat.
Believing that the rifle cartridges contains grease from pork fat, Muslims refuse to bite the tips off because they abhor pork and its products. On the other hand, the Hindus also refuse to bite the tips off because they believe that the grease on the cartridges was from beef fat. For them, cows are sacred and biting the tips containing that has beef fat is sacrilegous.
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Answer:
used force to bring the protest to an end.
Explanation:
Early 1930s was the time period when United States experienced the great economic depression. The bonus army was a group consisted of Army veteran protestors who demanded bonus payment for wartime services in order to survive that depression.
Approximately, around 25,000 gathered in front of the Capitol for the protest.
The government dispatched the police to put the protest to an end since they feared that it would turned into riot. But, the protestors refused to do so. They dispatched tanks and throw tear gas in order to force the protest to end.
