CSPAN3 1917 Selective Service Act And The Draft July 8, 2017
To be welcoming you here this evening for a riveting conversation on the anniversary the 100th anniversary on of a piece of legislation that completely changes the United States. Your National World war i museum and memorial opened here in kansas city in 1926 because the wonderful folks of kansas city wanted to create a memorial for those who lived through and those who died in the world war. The war itself began in 1914, and, yet, the United States remained neutral until 1917. With a volunteer army of about 120,000, on april 6, Congress Declared war against germany in 1917. They decided to mo...