The Selective Service Act in the United States
A. drafted far fewer men than those who volunteered for military duty.
B. gave the government, for the first time, the authority to draft citizens for military duty.
C. brought nearly 300,000 men into the army.
D. was supported by President Woodrow Wilson.
E. was enacted during the last months of World War I.
D
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A) the Chavín horizon B) Toltecs C) Maya D) Olmecs
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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