The origins of America’s Unlucky Lottery
Posted on May 4, 2017 by jessiekratz
World War I draft registration card for Sinclair Lewis, 1917-18. (National Archives Identifier 641771)
The draft—the lottery no one wants to win.
On April 6, 1917, the United States formally joined World War I, which had been raging in Europe for three years. Our fellow Entente nations were desperate for resources, especially soldiers, as Germany stepped up its attacks on the Western Front following Russia’s withdrawal in late 1917.
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