National Defense Act of 1916

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed national security concerns
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:military_defense
gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:approves the creation of new military units
gptkbp:created gptkb:National_Guard_Bureau
the National Defense Advisory Commission
gptkbp:date_enacted June 3, 1916
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
a period of global conflict
prepare for potential war
gptkbp:established gptkb:Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps
military training camps
the Army Reserve
gptkbp:expansion the size of the Army
gptkbp:governing_body the need for a stronger military
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Defense Act of 1916
gptkbp:included provisions for naval expansion
provisions for aviation
gptkbp:increased military funding
the number of military academies
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:military_strategy
subsequent defense legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:is_criticized_for militarization of society
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:political_leaders
gptkbp:is_opposed_by isolationists
gptkbp:is_set_in military policy framework
the foundation for future military acts
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:military_technology
the development of military infrastructure
gptkbp:led_to increased military preparedness
the establishment of military training programs
gptkbp:provided for federal funding of the National Guard
for the training of soldiers
gptkbp:purpose to expand the military
gptkbp:requires state militias to be organized
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
the President of the United States
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for gptkb:the_U._S._entry_into_World_War_I
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the expansion of the U. S. military
gptkbp:was_a_legislative_milestone_for national defense policy
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to the Selective Service Act of 1917
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the sinking of the Lusitania
global military tensions
the rise of militarism in Europe
gptkbp:was_influenced_by European military practices
the Preparedness Movement
gptkbp:was_part_of U. S. military history
the U. S. military reform movement
the U. S. response to World War I
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:61st_United_States_Congress
gptkb:62nd_United_States_Congress
gptkb:64th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:65th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Selective_Service_Act
gptkb:Civil_War_Draft_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4