AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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All young adults must register for military service in the US
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All young males must register for military service in the US
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All young males must pass a physical fitness test to enter the military.
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Only the elite athletes are selected to serve in the military
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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: -According to law, a man must register with Selective Service within 30 days of his 18th birthday. Selective Service accepts late registrations up until a man reaches his 26th birthday.
Detailed explanation-4: -On May 18, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Selective Service Act. The act enrolled men ages 21-30 and later it enrolled men ages 17-35 into the draft system.
Detailed explanation-5: -Federal Law requires nearly all male US citizens and male immigrants, 18 through 25, register with Selective Service.