During the First World War the North American Navy was very small compared to the armies mobilized by the European armies. With the declaration of war of the USA to Germany in April of 1917, the Congress approved an Act creating the Selective Service System. This law gave the president - W. Wilson at that time - the power of conscription, calling men for military service. The system consisted of a classification of five levels and expanded the previously allowed ages. By the end of the recluting days, it had achieved more than two million volunteers. This conscription campaign was very successful because it was accompanied by a strong publicity that encouraged men to a patriotic attitude, which guaranteed a high success rate. This recruitment system was left without effect in 1920.
The war effected many people. Many people died, most resources, if not all, went to the war. After the war, many people wanted to be normal again but could not. The war had effected the economy, people's lives, and some political views. A lot of people had a hard time with getting jobs or money and a lot of families were devastated by the war. Not only normal people were effected, also countries as a whole. The relations between communist countries, such as the Soviet Union, and non-communist countries, such as America, stayed tense. Even until this day, these countries have issues and a third world war is somewhere in the back of our minds'. The Cold War began after World War 2 and it did not end until the late twentieth century.
It had been many wounded soldiers. Each side gathered up their wunded and dead soldiers, and buried the dead.
A group of Northern Democrats who were against the American Civil War were called the Copperheads. They were the ones who wanted to prevent the independence of American slaves. The name came from copper liberty-head coins that they wore as badges.
