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During World War II, the United States Army underwent significant changes and played a crucial role in the conflict, fundamentally shaping its purpose and structure. The primary objective of the U.S. Army during this period was to mobilize and deploy forces to combat Axis powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.
June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Training and Service Act.. The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, Pub. L. 76–783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940, [1] was the first peacetime conscription in United States history.
The social generation is generally defined as people born from 1901 to 1927. [1] They were shaped by the Great Depression and were the primary generation composing the enlisted forces in World War II. Most people of the Greatest Generation are the parents of the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers, and they are the children of the Lost Generation.
In colonial times, the Thirteen Colonies used a militia system for defense. Colonial militia laws—and after independence, those of the United States and the various states—required able-bodied males to enroll in the militia, to undergo a minimum of military training, and to serve for limited periods of time in war or emergency.
The military history of the United States spans over two centuries, the entire history of the United States. During those centuries, the United States evolved from a newly formed nation which fought for its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (1775–1783) to world superpower status in the aftermath of World War II to the present. [1]
Civil Affairs: Soldiers Become Governors: Harry L. Coles and Albert K. Weinberg: 1964 The Employment of Negro Troops: Ulysses Lee: 1966 Military Relations between the United States and Canada, 1939–1945: Stanlye W. Dziuban: 1959 Rearming the French: Marcel Vigneras: 1957 Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt: Charles B. MacDonald and ...
United States non-interventionism before entering World War II Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).