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July 1, 1940 Congress passes the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 by one vote. It is the first peacetime draft in U.S history.

September 16, 1940 FDR signs the Selective Service and Training Act into law, requiring that all males 21-36 register for the draft. Conscientious objectors are exempted on the basis of training and belief. For the first time they can serve their country doing "work of national importance under civilian direction."

1941 – Following the attack on ﻿Pearl Harbor, Congress gives the president power to send draftees anywhere in the world, removing the distinctions between draftees, regulars, National Guardsmen and Reservists, and creating one army made up of all.

A total of 10,110,104 men were drafted between November 1940 and October 1946, drawing from the pool of men born on or before 1927.

Famous people who were deferred from the draft:

-Bob Feller -Jimmy Hoffa -Hubert Humphrey -B.B. King -Vince Lombardi -Malcolm X -Gregory Peck -Jackson Polluck -Mickey Rooney -Jack Ruby -Frank Sinatra -John Wayne -Ted Williams

Beginning Developments of the Draft: - Congress created the pre-war, also called the peacetime draft. - It stated that men drafted were required to serve one year at least - However in 1941 Congress voted to extend the one year draft - After Pearl Harbor Congress went even further to change the ages from eighteen to thirty- eight

7 Different Draft Registrations: - October of 1940 any man ages 21 to 31 were required to sign up for the draft, regardless of whether or not they were native born, aliens, or naturalized citzizens - After July 1941 any man qualified for the draft when they reached age 21 after the first registration - In December 1942 men were recquired when they reached age 18 to enlist - Throughout 1940 to 1946 10.1 million men were drafted which makes up 63% of the 16 million men in America

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The affects of the draft on the homefront: - As a result of the draft, there was a shortage of young men to help in factories and farms across America - Government created the braceros program that admitted around 4.6 million Mexican workers and their families into the United States - This resulted in resentment towards Hispanic people, and racial prejudice and unrest often grew violent

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