What was a major difference between the wwi selective service act and the civil war draft?
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Log in through your institution journal article The Draft in World War ICurrent History Vol. 54, No. 322 (JUNE, 1968) , pp. 339-344, 367-368 (8 pages) Published By: University of California Press https://www.jstor.org/stable/45311921 Read and download Log in through your school or library Alternate access options For independent researchers Read Online Read 100 articles/month free Subscribe to JPASS Unlimited reading + 10 downloads Journal Information Current History is the oldest publication devoted exclusively to international affairs published in the United States. The journal aims to observe and explain the profound changes transforming every region of the world, providing readers with a better understanding of today's crucial events and pressing global trends through contributions from leading and emerging experts and scholars. Publisher Information Founded in 1893, University of California Press, Journals and Digital Publishing Division, disseminates scholarship of enduring value. One of the largest, most distinguished, and innovative of the university presses today, its collection of print and online journals spans topics in the humanities and social sciences, with concentrations in sociology, musicology, history, religion, cultural and area studies, ornithology, law, and literature. In addition to publishing its own journals, the division also provides traditional and digital publishing services to many client scholarly societies and associations. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. How was the conscription law different during WWI than the Civil War?The biggest difference between the draft established by the Selective Service Act of 1917 and the Civil War draft was that substitutes were not allowed. During the Civil War, a drafted man could avoid service by hiring another man to serve in his place.
What were the Selective Service Act and the military draft?Selective Service Acts, U.S. federal laws that instituted conscription, or compulsory military service. Conscription was first implemented in the United States during the American Civil War (1861–65).
What was the Selective Service Act How did it affect America's involvement in WWI?The Selective Service Act, signed by Pres. Woodrow Wilson on May 18, 1917, created the Selective Service System, which managed the induction of some 2.8 million men into the armed forces over the next two years and abolished the much maligned bounty system.
What was the draft in ww1?To that end, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which Wilson signed into law on May 18, 1917. The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. Within a few months, some 10 million men across the country had registered in response to the military draft.
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