Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
GPTKB entity
Statements (148)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:United_States_federal_law |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:75th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Selective_Service_System |
| gptkbp:affects |
men aged 21 to 35
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| gptkbp:age |
21 to 35 years
|
| gptkbp:allows |
voluntary enlistment
deferments for certain occupations |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Public_Law_77-783
1948 Subsequent legislation subsequent years in 1942 in 1941 to expand age limits women in later years |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
male citizens of the United States
men aged 21 to 35 |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:National_Defense_Act
conscription |
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
U. S. entry into World War II
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| gptkbp:created |
the Selective Service System
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| gptkbp:criteria |
draft eligibility
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
gptkb:1940
October 29, 1940 September 16, 1940 |
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
to prepare for potential conflict |
| gptkbp:enforces |
local draft boards
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Selective_Service_System
the draft system the basis for future drafts the first peacetime draft in U. S. history |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
training camps across the U. S.
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| gptkbp:founded |
various veterans organizations
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| gptkbp:has_expansion |
during World War II
to include women in 1948 men aged 18 to 45 |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
prelude to U. S. involvement in World War II
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
the Senate and House of Representatives
the public sphere in Congress prior to enactment in Congress for several months |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
marked a shift in U. S. military policy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
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| gptkbp:impact |
established the first peacetime draft in U. S. history
|
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for conscientious objectors
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| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
certain occupations
for certain individuals |
| gptkbp:increased |
military personnel numbers
government control over military service |
| gptkbp:influenced |
future draft legislation
the Selective Service Act of 1948 |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:the_Great_Depression
growing international tensions the geopolitical climate of the time the need for military preparedness the fall of France in 1940 the need for military personnel during World War II |
| gptkbp:inspired |
subsequent draft laws
subsequent military draft laws |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
the need for a larger military force
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
ensuring national security
ensuring military readiness increasing military readiness increasing troop levels |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
legal studies
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| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
in courts for its constitutionality
by various activist groups. in several cases |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
court rulings
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a landmark legislation
a significant legislative act a necessary measure a necessary measure for national security |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
isolationists
its impact on families its impact on civil liberties due to draft evasion concerns inequities in draft process discrimination in deferments due to its mandatory nature due to conscription policies |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
Congressional hearings
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| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
gptkb:Historical_Society
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:Selective_Service_System
a time of global conflict prepare for potential conflict during a time of isolationism during a time of national emergency a time of national emergency |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some religious groups
pacifist groups civil libertarians isolationists some civil rights groups |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
U. S. military history
U. S. military policy U. S. military expansion the legislative history of the U. S. U. S. military mobilization efforts U. S. response to Axis powers the U. S. military draft system. U. S. military policy during the 1940s the U. S. military draft system the U. S. response to World War II the U. S. mobilization effort the U. S. response to global conflict the broader context of U. S. military history |
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
political discourse
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| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
legal challenges
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:labor_unions the American public American public opinion |
| gptkbp:is_used_for |
to mobilize troops quickly
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| gptkbp:led_to |
increased military enlistment
increased military preparedness U. S. military policy the establishment of the Selective Service System |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
on constitutional grounds
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:national_defense
|
| gptkbp:passes_through |
bipartisan support
with bipartisan support the context of World War II preparations in response to global conflicts |
| gptkbp:precedent |
future draft laws
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| gptkbp:provides |
for training camps
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
on military service
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for the training of military personnel
to provide for the training of selected men in the military service to provide for the training and service of individuals in the armed forces |
| gptkbp:registration |
for eligible men
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Public_Law_87-301
gptkb:Military_Selective_Service_Act |
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Universal_Military_Training_and_Service_Act
gptkb:Selective_Service_Act_of_1948 |
| gptkbp:requires |
men aged 21 to 35
registration for military service |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
over 1 million men drafted
millions of men drafted |
| gptkbp:services |
active duty in the military
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:was_affecting |
the demographic makeup of the military
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| gptkbp:year |
12 months of service
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