National Defense Act of 1916

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Defense_Act_of_1916
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Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:National_Defense_Act_of_1920
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Council_of_National_Defense
federalization of National Guard
military aviation section
gptkbp:created gptkb:Officer_Reserve_Corps
gptkb:Enlisted_Reserve_Corps
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
gptkbp:dateEnacted June 3, 1916
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:64th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:expandedArmyTo 175,000 men
gptkbp:expandedNationalGuardTo 450,000 men
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Defense Act of 1916
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_for_making_further_and_more_effectual_provision_for_the_national_defense,_and_for_other_purposes.
gptkbp:purpose reorganization and expansion of the United States Army
expansion of the National Guard
establishment of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1903
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1903
gptkb:ROTC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5