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- **Selective Service Act**: In 1917, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which required all men aged twenty-one through thirty to register for the draft. In 1918, the act was expanded to include all men between eighteen and forty-five. Over ten million men registered for the draft on the very first day, and by the war’s end, twenty-two million men had registered for the U.S. Army draft ¹.
- **Laws to criminalize dissent**: Congress passed several laws, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the Espionage Act, the Sedition Act, and the Alien Act, all intended to criminalize dissent against the war ¹.
- **Increasing the size of the Army and National Guard**: FDR began preparing for military involvement by declaring a state of national emergency, increasing the size of the Army and National Guard, and authorizing the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 — the first peacetime draft in US history ².
- **Conversion of American industry to war production**: American industry had to be converted to war production. Troops were needed for the US army ³.
Remember, these are just some of the steps taken by the U.S. government to prepare for war. The government also attempted to sway popular opinion in favor of the war effort ¹⁵.
Source: Conversation with Bing, 11/29/2023
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