National Defense Act of 1920
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The National Defense Act of 1920 was a U.S. federal law that reorganized and expanded the post–World War I Army, firmly establishing the framework for a larger peacetime force and a strengthened National Guard and Army Reserve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Defense Act of 1920 canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
military reform law ⓘ |
| amends | National Defense Act of 1916 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Army National Guard
ⓘ
Organized Reserve Corps ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| authorizes |
Citizens’ Military Training Camps
ⓘ
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps expansion ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| clarifies | dual state-federal status of the National Guard ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Statutes at Large ⓘ |
| componentOf | interwar U.S. military policy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates |
position of Chief of Air Service
ⓘ
position of Chief of Cavalry ⓘ position of Chief of Coast Artillery ⓘ position of Chief of Field Artillery ⓘ position of Chief of Infantry ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1920-06-04 ⓘ |
| definesStructureOf |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the United States
|
| effect |
expanded the role of reserve officers in the Army
ⓘ
institutionalized the National Guard as the Army’s primary reserve ⓘ provided legal basis for U.S. Army organization until World War II ⓘ |
| establishes |
Reserve Component
ⓘ
surface form:
National Guard as primary reserve component
Organized Reserves as federal reserve component ⓘ Regular Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Regular Army as first line of defense
system of three-component Army (Regular Army, National Guard, Organized Reserves) ⓘ |
| governs | peacetime organization of the Army after World War I ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| influencedBy | lessons learned from World War I mobilization ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force as amended by later legislation ⓘ |
| longTitleIncludes | An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense" ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| purpose |
establish a larger peacetime army
ⓘ
reorganize the United States Army after World War I ⓘ strengthen the Army Reserve ⓘ strengthen the National Guard ⓘ |
| reaffirms | citizen-soldier concept ⓘ |
| recognizes | National Guard as a component of the Army in time of war ⓘ |
| relatedToConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| requires |
War Plans Division
ⓘ
surface form:
War Department to prepare mobilization plans
standardized training for Regular Army and National Guard ⓘ |
| setsMaximumStrengthFor |
United States National Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
National Guard
Organized Reserve Corps ⓘ
surface form:
Organized Reserves
Regular Army ⓘ |
| signedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| strengthens | federal control over National Guard training and organization ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | major reorganization of land forces ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.