The Selective Service Act of 1917 Authorized the Armed Forces

question 36

Multiple Choice

The Selective Service Act of 1917 authorized the armed forces to conscript

• A) more than five million men and women.
• B) all young men.
• C) African Americans and veterans of the Spanish-American War.
• D) only those who were already serving in the country's reserve units.

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