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The U.S. first imposed the draft on what date?

Retry Correct Incorrect On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the draft under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. This required all men between the ages of 18 and 25 to register for the draft, making it the first peacetime draft in the country’s history.

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The U.S. first imposed the draft on what date?

• April 6, 1917
• April 12, 1861
• September 1, 1939
• September 16, 1940