Question

The conscription law during world war i differed from the civil war draft especially because it

Answer 1

had no provision for hiring a substitute or purchasing an exemption.

Step-by-step explanation:

• During the American Civil War, conscription could be escaped by hiring a substitute or purchasing an exemption.There was a conscription law that allowed individuals who were subjected to conscription could hire a substitute so that the person could be exempted from service.
• However, this provision of substitution was abolished by the Congress on 1863. This provision was criticized since the rich and wealthy men could easily buy their way out of the conscription.
• By the time of World War I, conscription became mandatory and all abled men between the ages of 21 and 30 should draft themselves into the army without exemption.