AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Raise money to support the war effort
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Getting women to take over jobs of the men that went to war
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Drafting young men for Military Service
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Finding jobs for the returning troops
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -On May 18, 1917, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription. The act eventually required all men between the ages of 21 to 45 to register for military service.
Detailed explanation-3: -From 1948 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means.