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Selective Service Act of 1967  

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  • The United States began conscription during the American Civil War in 1863, and it proved unpopular, culminating in draft riots. During World War I, the Selective Service Act passed in May 1917 established the Selective Service system. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Selective Service Act of 1967]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NSLN5B6G-P

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