WORLD+WAR+I+DLC

= ﻿ = = <> = ===When the United States entered the war in 1917, the army and National Guard together had slightly more than 300,000 troops. Congress created a new concription system called selective services. Many believed that a forced military service was a violation of democratic and republican principles, but still created this new conscription. About 2 million men volunteered for military service. They believed it was their duty to respond to their nations call. Many of the men that fought in World War I were African americans. Sorldiers like 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions that fought in bitter battles along the Western Front. Also this was the first war in which women served in the armed forces. About===