State mottoes may be said to reflect the character and beliefs of the citizens of the state, or more accurately, the citizens of the state when they were adopted. State mottoes can help us gain insight into the history of a state.
Congress passed what became known at the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 on September 6, 1940, instituting the first peacetime conscription in United States history.
The Selective Service Act of 1917 authorized the armed forces to conscript. all young men. The U.S. government passed the Espionage Act,, the Trading with the Enemy Act and the Sedition Act during WWI to. enable punishment for any opinion or activity deemed disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive..