Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
men aged 21 to 35
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| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:54_Stat._885
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
September 16, 1940
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first peacetime draft in U.S. history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burke–Wadsworth Act
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| gptkbp:laterAmended |
gptkb:Selective_Service_Act_of_1948
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| gptkbp:maximumServiceTerm |
12 months
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| gptkbp:militaryBranch |
gptkb:United_States_Army
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:James_W._Wadsworth_Jr.
Edward W. Burke |
| gptkbp:purpose |
establish peacetime conscription in the United States
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| gptkbp:registration |
all eligible men within 60 days of enactment
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
1947
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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