For Conscription we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Political, World War I and World War II.

Conscription (Political)

Compulsory enrollment in the armed services. Also called the draft. The draft was ended in the U.S. in 1973, due to it sunpopulaity during the Vietnam war.

Conscription (World War I)

In January 1916, Parliament passed the first conscription laws (compulsory enrollment) ever passed in Britain. At first only single men and childless widowers aged 18 to 41 were called up. By 1918 compulsory service had been extended to include all men aged 18 to 51. More than 2.3 million conscripts were enlisted before the end of the war in November, 1918.

Conscription (World War II)

Mandatory enlistment of people into the armed services.

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