Conscription in the United States
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title:
Conscription in the United States
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In the United States, military conscription, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the U.S. federal government in six conflicts: the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The fourth incarnation of the draft came into being in 1940, through the Selective Training and Service Act; this was the country's first peacetime draft. From 1940 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafte
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_States
date created:
2004-09-30T13:28:37Z
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2024-09-10T14:05:55Z
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