Events with tag - Wartime Preparation

January 1, 1939

US Military Preparation for WWII

President Roosevelt initiated comprehensive military preparation starting in 1939, implementing the first peacetime draft through the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, establishing training camps nationwide, and transforming millions of civilians into soldiers.

September 16, 1940

US Military Draft Act

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 established America's first peacetime draft, requiring all men aged 21-45 to register for military service. This historic legislation transformed the U.S. military from 335,000 soldiers in 1939 to over 1.4 million by 1941.

January 1, 1941

US Military Mobilization 1941

Throughout 1941, the United States underwent a massive military mobilization effort, transforming its peacetime military into a wartime force through industrial conversion, personnel expansion, and strategic preparations, culminating in the Pearl Harbor attack that accelerated these existing initiatives.