No Draft

On April 6th 1917 the United States entered WWI in response to the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram. Without enough volunteers for the war Congress passes the Selective Service Act. However, on January 7th 1918 the Supreme Court strikes down the law as unconstitutional, because conscription is a form of involuntary servitude.

WWI
After January 7th a large number of draftees decide to go home, and on February 2nd the United States begins a full withdrawal. On March 3rd it negotiates a peace treaty with the Central Powers that simply ends the state of war and returns to the antebellum status. There were some calls for a draft amendment to legalize the draft, but as the United States leaves the war support for this dies down.

In July the Battle of the Marne is won by Germany and Germany takes Flanders. In November France and Britain sue for peace.

At the end of the war Germany and Austria-Hungary keep the gains they made in the treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The theoretically independent United Baltic Duchy under a German king. Finland became independent, but kept close ties to Germany. Other territory was divided up between Germany and Austria-Hungary. Armenia became independent, while a great deal of other Russian lands were given to the Ottoman Empire. Italy surrendered Venice and surrounding land to Austria-Hungary. Germany received land from France, and reparations from all the allied powers except for the United States. Serbia, Rumania, and Montenegro are annexed by Austria-Hungary. Cyprus is annexed by the Ottoman Empire. A small amount of Greece is given to Bulgaria.

Aftermath
One positive outcome for the United States was that as a result of Wilson's lobbying Congress on January 9th presenting women's suffrage as a war measure the 19th amendment was passed granting women the right to vote. While it failed in Congress that year it encouraged activists to convince the public to vote against any politician opposing suffrage, and as a result the amendment passed the following year.

India and Afghanistan revolted from the British Empire easily winning independence in 1920 after the war.

Fascism in France And Italy

In France nationalist sentiment grows. Marcel Déat becomes the president of France in 1932, and president for life in 1933 with his Action Francaise Party holding power. It is a far right party the espouses French nationalism, and antisemitism. It blames the Jews for causing France to lose in WWI. Italy, under Mussolini enters into the Axis Alliance with France and Japan. France and Italy would be instrumental in bringing the fascists to power in Spain's civil war. France signs a secret pact with Russia to divide Germany. Italy enters this pact as well agreeing to divide Austria-Hungary.

WWII
Prelude

In 1938 France invades of Belgium based on the presence of the French ethnicity in Belgium. England, Germany, and Austria-Hungary hold a conference and decide to ignore it but warn France against invading the Neatherlands or Luxembourg. France does in 1940, and Britain, Germany, and Austria-Hungary declare war. In the United States Roosevelt realizes they could close to war. Without the draft as an option he pushes through Congress a bill that exempts military men from paying taxes on their salary and enlistment bonuses and greatly increases the financial incentives for joining the military.

Attack On Pearly Harbor

In 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. In response the United States declares war. France and Italy also declare war on the United States. FDR convinces Congress to pass a bill tripling the pay of soldiers especially those in combat, as well as doubling pensions, and causing any money earned by investing money made in the military tax exempt. He also greatly raises taxes. This puts a strong econmic pressure on people to join the military.