How was Smedley Butler involved in the alleged Business Plot?
He was to provide weapons
He was selected to lead a march of veterans
He was to be overthrown
He was funding the plot
Answer
Smedley Butler, a decorated Marine general and veteran of the Banana Wars, was chosen to spearhead a planned march on Washington, D.C., as part of a supposed conspiracy, known as the Business Plot, to overthrow the U.S. government and install a fascist dictatorship.
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