Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
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The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, creating the framework for conscription during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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conscription law → |
| affected | mobilization of U.S. forces for World War II → |
| ageRange | 21 to 35 years at enactment → |
| alsoKnownAs | Burke–Wadsworth Act → |
| appliedDuring | peacetime → |
| appliedTo |
male citizens of the United States
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male resident aliens in the United States → |
| appliedToBranch |
United States Army Air Corps
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surface form: "Army Air Corps"
United States Army → |
| authorizedAgency | Selective Service System → |
| classificationSystem | system of draft classifications for registrants → |
| containedProvision | prohibition on deployment of draftees outside the Western Hemisphere without their consent (later modified) → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| created | first peacetime draft in United States history → |
| enactedBy | 76th United States Congress → |
| established |
appeal boards for draft classifications
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local draft boards → |
| exempted | conscientious objectors from combatant training and service → |
| followedBy |
Military Selective Service Act
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surface form: "Selective Service Act of 1948"
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| governs | obligations of eligible males for military training and service → |
| historicalSignificance | first peacetime conscription law in United States history → |
| implementedBy |
United States Department of War
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surface form: "War Department"
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| influenced | later U.S. conscription policies and legislation → |
| inForceDuring | World War II → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form: "federal government of the United States"
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| language | English → |
| laterAmendedAgeRange | 18 to 45 years → |
| laterServiceObligationLength |
18 months
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24 months → |
| legalStatus | superseded → |
| legislativeContext | enacted during period of rising global tensions before U.S. entry into World War II → |
| namedAfter |
Edward R. Burke
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James W. Wadsworth Jr. → |
| opposedBy | some isolationist members of Congress → |
| politicalSupportFrom |
Roosevelt administration
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surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt administration"
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| precededBy |
Military Selective Service Act
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surface form: "World War I era Selective Service Act of 1917"
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| primaryPurpose | to provide for the common defense by increasing the personnel of the armed forces of the United States → |
| providedFor | alternative service for conscientious objectors → |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 76-783 → |
| regulated | conscription in the United States during World War II → |
| relatedTo | United States Army expansion prior to World War II → |
| required | registration of eligible men with local draft boards → |
| serviceObligationLength | 12 months of training and service at enactment → |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
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| signingDate | 1940-09-16 → |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 54 Stat. 885 → |
| tookEffectOn | 1940-09-16 → |
| topic | military conscription in the United States → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Armed Forces in World War II
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conscription
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Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
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subject surface form: "Selective Service System"
this entity surface form: "World War II Selective Service system"
United States home front during World War II
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keyProgram
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Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
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this entity surface form: "Selective Training and Service Act amendments"