conscription

Examples of conscription in the following topics:

• Confederate Politics

  • The first conscription act in North America authorizing Davis to draft soldiers was viewed as the, "essence of military despotism."
  • Vance was particularly opposed to conscription efforts in North Carolina, limiting recruitment success in that state.
  • Vance's work to mitigate harsh Confederate conscription practices inspired his nickname, “War Governor of the South.”
  • Throughout the war, Stephens denounced many of the President's policies, including conscription, suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, impressment, various financial and taxation policies, and Davis' military strategy.

• Forming Armies

  • Both the Confederacy and Union formed massive, elaborately organized armies through volunteerism and conscription.
  • As more men were needed, however, the number of volunteers fell, and both money bounties and forced conscription became necessary.
  • The Confederates also conscripted soldiers for their army.
  • The Conscription Act, passed in April 1862, was the first of its kind in U.S. history.
  • On September 27, the maximum age of conscription was extended to 45.

• The Debate over Preparedness

  • Reform to them meant universal military service, or conscription, proposing a conscription plan.

• A New Labor Force

  • The vast majority of them were drafted into the civilian work force to replace conscripted men or work in greatly expanded munitions factories.

• Government During the War

  • Congress addressed military concerns such as control of state militias, conscription and exemption, and economic and fiscal policy, and supported the Davis administration in foreign affairs and peace negotiations.

• Mobilizing a Nation

  • The government under President Woodrow Wilson decided to rely primarily on conscription rather than voluntary enlistment to raise military manpower.
  • The vast majority were drafted into the civilian workforce to replace conscripted men, taking traditionally male jobs working on factory assembly lines producing tanks, trucks and munitions.
  • As part of massive mobilization efforts, young American men volunteered or were conscripted into the armed forces.

• The Call to Arms

  • The Selective Service Act, or Selective Draft Act, enacted May 18, 1917, authorized the federal government to raise a national army through conscription for American entry into World War I.
  • Young men registering for military conscription in New York City, June 5, 1917.

• The Peace Accords and the Legacy of Defeat

  • Westheider wrote, "At the height of American involvement in 1968, for example, there were 543,000 American military personnel in Vietnam, but only 80,000 were considered combat troops. " Conscription in the United States had been controlled by the President since World War II, but ended in 1973.

• Conclusion: The Legacy of WWI

  • The Selective Service Act, or Selective Draft Act, enacted May 18, 1917, authorized the government to raise a national army through conscription for American entry into World War I.
  • Debs, the Socialist Party presidential candidate in 1904, 1908 and 1912, was arrested in June 1918 for making a speech in Canton, Ohio, denouncing military conscription and urging listeners not to take part in the draft.

• Homefront Security

  • Cadets were not exempt from being conscripted.