16 sept. 1940 - U.S. Selective Service Act (Sept 1940)
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US President Roosevelt takes measures to prepare for the U.S. possibly entering WWII if Europe falls to Nazism. He increases defense spending. He also creates a draft under the Selective Service Act. This is the first draft ever during peacetime in the U.S. Under the draft, men ages 21-35 register for the draft (about 16 million) and 1 million of those will be drafted to fight. However the draft is only intended for fighting in the Western Hemisphere.
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Early Years of WWII
From the Invasion of Poland in Sept 1939 to the Attack on Pe...
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