Already before the start of World War 1 most European countries had compulsory military service.
There's a pretty detailed article about it available. See related link.
Yes. In many European countries compulsory military service was something of long standing.
Women serve with honor and distinction in the military forces of a great number of nations.
Nothing is Compulsory in this World.
William Joseph Chamberlain has written: 'Fighting for peace' -- subject(s): Compulsory Military service, Conscientious objectors, Great Britain, Great Britain. Army, Military service, Compulsory, No-Conscription Fellowship, Recruiting, enlistment, World War, 1914-1918
300,000 women served in World War 2 in both the military, the Red Cross, the USO, and in civilian jobs. Most of them were in the military.
Yes, there were women in world war 1 and 2. The women had to work on farms and grow food for the men
since world war ll
nurses and spies
The law for compulsory military service for white boys and men in the United States, known as the Selective Service Act, was first passed on May 18, 1917, during World War I. This act allowed the federal government to draft men into military service, which was later expanded and revised in subsequent years, notably during World War II and the Vietnam War. Ultimately, the draft was suspended in 1973, transitioning the U.S. military to an all-volunteer force.
Women were needed because so many men were in the military.