Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
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The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, creating the framework for conscription during World War II.
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Target entity: Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 Context triple: [Selective Service System, formedBy, Selective Training and Service Act of 1940]
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Military Training Act 1939
The Military Training Act 1939 was a British law that introduced peacetime conscription for young men on the eve of the Second World War.
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Military Justice Act of 1968
The Military Justice Act of 1968 is a U.S. federal law that significantly reformed the military justice system by enhancing procedural safeguards and aligning court-martial practices more closely with civilian criminal courts.
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C.
Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917
The Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 was a U.S. federal law that restructured the government of Puerto Rico and collectively granted U.S. citizenship to its residents.
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Executive Order 11246
Executive Order 11246 is a U.S. presidential directive that requires federal contractors to practice nondiscriminatory employment and implement affirmative action based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin.
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E.
Employment Act of 1946
The Employment Act of 1946 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the government's responsibility to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power, laying the foundation for modern macroeconomic policy and creating the Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 Target entity description: The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, creating the framework for conscription during World War II.
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A.
Military Training Act 1939
The Military Training Act 1939 was a British law that introduced peacetime conscription for young men on the eve of the Second World War.
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B.
Military Justice Act of 1968
The Military Justice Act of 1968 is a U.S. federal law that significantly reformed the military justice system by enhancing procedural safeguards and aligning court-martial practices more closely with civilian criminal courts.
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C.
Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917
The Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 was a U.S. federal law that restructured the government of Puerto Rico and collectively granted U.S. citizenship to its residents.
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D.
Executive Order 11246
Executive Order 11246 is a U.S. presidential directive that requires federal contractors to practice nondiscriminatory employment and implement affirmative action based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin.
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E.
Employment Act of 1946
The Employment Act of 1946 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the government's responsibility to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power, laying the foundation for modern macroeconomic policy and creating the Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
conscription law ⓘ |
| affected | mobilization of U.S. forces for World War II ⓘ |
| ageRange | 21 to 35 years at enactment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Burke–Wadsworth Act ⓘ |
| appliedDuring | peacetime ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
male citizens of the United States
ⓘ
male resident aliens in the United States ⓘ |
| appliedToBranch |
United States Army Air Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
Army Air Corps
United States Army ⓘ |
| authorizedAgency | Selective Service System ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | system of draft classifications for registrants ⓘ |
| containedProvision | prohibition on deployment of draftees outside the Western Hemisphere without their consent (later modified) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | first peacetime draft in United States history ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 76th United States Congress ⓘ |
| established |
appeal boards for draft classifications
ⓘ
local draft boards ⓘ |
| exempted | conscientious objectors from combatant training and service ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Military Selective Service Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Selective Service Act of 1948
|
| governs | obligations of eligible males for military training and service ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first peacetime conscription law in United States history ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
United States Department of War
ⓘ
surface form:
War Department
|
| influenced | later U.S. conscription policies and legislation ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAmendedAgeRange | 18 to 45 years ⓘ |
| laterServiceObligationLength |
18 months
ⓘ
24 months ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | enacted during period of rising global tensions before U.S. entry into World War II ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edward R. Burke
ⓘ
James W. Wadsworth Jr. ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some isolationist members of Congress ⓘ |
| politicalSupportFrom |
Roosevelt administration
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
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| precededBy |
Military Selective Service Act
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surface form:
World War I era Selective Service Act of 1917
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| primaryPurpose | to provide for the common defense by increasing the personnel of the armed forces of the United States ⓘ |
| providedFor | alternative service for conscientious objectors ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 76-783 ⓘ |
| regulated | conscription in the United States during World War II ⓘ |
| relatedTo | United States Army expansion prior to World War II ⓘ |
| required | registration of eligible men with local draft boards ⓘ |
| serviceObligationLength | 12 months of training and service at enactment ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| signingDate | 1940-09-16 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 54 Stat. 885 ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | 1940-09-16 ⓘ |
| topic | military conscription in the United States ⓘ |
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