In addition, a lot of people did not want to get involved in the war. Some people saw no point of the war and lacked interest. Forty three thousand of the 10 million people drafted refused to fight, which resulted in 6,000 people being arrests. As well as that 350,000 people were involved in draft evasion. The treatment of the enlisted men and officers varied depending on their appearance for the lack of better word. There was barely any organized opposition to oppose the war. The only group that opposed was the Socialist Workers Party. In 1940, before the United States was involved in the war movement, the Smith Act was passed by Congress. The Smith Act applied the Espionage Act in which people were prohibited to oppose service in armed forced
