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What did the Selective Service Act accomplish?

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On May 18, 1917, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription. The act eventually required all men between the ages of 21 to 45 to register for military service

It conscripted, or drafted, soldiers. giving them the opportunity to work in various factories.

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