Selective Service Act of 1917
GPTKB entity
Statements (100)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:United_States_federal_law |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:61st_United_States_Congress
gptkb:62nd_United_States_Congress gptkb:65th_United_States_Congress gptkb:U._S._Intervention_in_World_War_I gptkb:Civil_War_Draft_Act |
| gptkbp:age |
men aged 18 to 45 in 1918
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| gptkbp:allows |
deferments for certain occupations
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Selective_Service_Act_of_1940
gptkb:Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 1918 1918 to expand draft eligibility |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
male citizens of the United States
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces
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| gptkbp:controversy |
debate over conscription
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| gptkbp:created |
draft lottery system
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
May 18, 1917
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:military_unit
local draft boards |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Selective_Service_System
penalties for evasion of the draft registration process for draft |
| gptkbp:has_expansion |
men aged 18 to 45 in 1918
|
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
U. S. legislative history
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
U. S. history
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first peacetime conscription in U. S. history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Selective Service Act of 1917
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent draft laws in the U. S.
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
previous conscription laws
public sentiment towards the war World War I needs |
| gptkbp:inspired |
future draft legislation
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| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
millions of American families
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
increasing military manpower
increasing troop numbers |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
various courts
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| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
gptkb:political_movement
opposition from some religious groups opposition from socialists its impact on minority communities discriminatory practices in draft selection lack of transparency in draft processes opposition from pacifists exemptions and deferments inequities in the draft process social and political implications |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:1917 gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson ensure military readiness various states across the U. S. |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
anti-war activists
pacifist groups some labor unions |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:U._S._mobilization_for_World_War_I
U. S. legislative history U. S. military policy U. S. military policy during World War I U. S. mobilization efforts during World War I U. S. response to global conflict U. S. war efforts U. S. war efforts during the early 20th century the broader context of U. S. military history. U. S. response to World War I |
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
legal challenges regarding its enforcement
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:labor_unions business leaders Supreme Court rulings majority of the American public at the time |
| gptkbp:is_used_to |
mobilize resources for war
mobilize troops for overseas deployment |
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased military enlistment
protests against the draft creation of local draft boards increased military recruitment efforts |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Supreme Court cases
various individuals and groups Supreme Court cases regarding draft constitutionality |
| gptkbp:legislation |
set a precedent for future drafts
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| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:1917
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:military_unit
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to authorize the federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I
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| gptkbp:registration |
men aged 21 to 30
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:World_War_I |
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Public_Law_80-759
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
gptkb:Universal_Military_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1951 |
| gptkbp:requires |
physical examinations for registrants
registration forms to be filled out |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
draft of over 2.8 million men
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| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
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| gptkbp:significant_event |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the need for troops in World War I
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| gptkbp:was_affecting |
American society
young men in America |