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What helped interventionists get Congress to pass the Selective Service Act?
The signing of the tripartite pact helped interventionists get Congress to pass the Selective Service Act.
What did the Selective Service Act mean for Americans?
The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service.
Selective service act created the draft of?
Men, to war
Why did Congress pass the Selective Service Act on May 18 1917?
The signing of the tripartite pact between Germany Italy and japan led to the passage of the selective service act to further prepare the US for world war 2.
What was the selective training and service act of 1940?
This act provided for the first peacetime draft in American history. This Selective Service Act required that men in their twenties and thirties register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered World War II, all men aged 18 to 45 were made liable for military service.
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