Burke–Wadsworth Act
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The Burke–Wadsworth Act was the landmark 1940 U.S. law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, preparing the nation’s armed forces on the eve of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burke–Wadsworth Act canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
World War II–era legislation ⓘ conscription law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Selective Service System ⓘ |
| affectedOrganization |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| ageRangeForLiabilityForService | 21 to 45 ⓘ |
| ageRangeForRegistration | 21 to 35 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 ⓘ |
| appliedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
male citizens of the United States
ⓘ
male resident aliens in the United States ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 50 U.S.C. Appendix ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdAgency | Selective Service System ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 76th United States Congress ⓘ |
| established | first peacetime conscription in United States history ⓘ |
| exempted | conscientious objectors from combatant service ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Military Selective Service Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Selective Service Act of 1948
|
| governingBodyForImplementation | local draft boards ⓘ |
| historicalContext | enacted shortly before United States entry into World War II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first peacetime military draft in American history ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | growing international tensions in Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Edward R. Burke
ⓘ
James W. Wadsworth Jr. ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOfIntroduction | United States Senate ⓘ |
| maximumInitialTrainingPeriod | 12 months ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edward R. Burke
ⓘ
James W. Wadsworth Jr. ⓘ |
| policyArea |
United States military policy
ⓘ
military conscription ⓘ national defense ⓘ |
| precededBy | various state-level militia and draft laws ⓘ |
| providedFor | alternative noncombatant service for conscientious objectors ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 76-783
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surface form:
Public Law 783
|
| purpose |
to establish a system of selective compulsory military training and service
ⓘ
to provide for the common defense by increasing the personnel of the armed forces of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
ⓘ
surface form:
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 amendments
|
| requiredRegistration | all eligible males within 30 days of reaching age 21 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| signingDate | 1940-09-16 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 54 Stat. 885 ⓘ |
| tookEffectIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1940 ⓘ |
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