WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Men were required to register for military service.
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Women could serve in combat positions.
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Troops were segregated by race.
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None of the above
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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: -On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. This was the first peacetime draft in United States’ history.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Selective Service Act of 1940 allowed qualified persons to volunteer or be drafted regardless of race or color. Black soldiers soon made up 11 percent of the Army’s strength. They were all placed in segregated units, and with a few important exceptions, segregation remained in full effect throughout World War II.