Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:54_Stat._885
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
September 16, 1940
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| gptkbp:duration |
initially 12 months of service
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| gptkbp:effect |
established first peacetime draft in U.S. history
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:76th_United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first peacetime conscription in U.S. history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Public Law 76-779
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| gptkbp:laterAmended |
age range expanded to 18 to 45
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for the common defense by increasing the personnel of the armed forces
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1948
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| gptkbp:requires |
registration of men ages 21 to 35
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Selective_Service_System
military conscription |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1940
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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