sep 16, 1940 - Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (Peacetime Draft)

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Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also famously known as the Peacetime Draft, was a legislation that required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, after approving the act, justifies his approval of the legislation, saying "We must and will marshall our great potential strength to fend off war from our shores. We must and will prevent our land from becoming a victim of aggression."

Essentially, he wants to prepare the nation from "becoming a victim of aggression"; in other words, prepare the nation for war.

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