Conscription Crisis of 1944

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Conscription_Crisis_of_1944
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affects Canadian federal politics
gptkbp:cause political tension in Canada
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 1944
gptkbp:governmentResponse gptkb:National_Resources_Mobilization_Act_amendment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Conscription Crisis of 1944
gptkbp:involves gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
gptkbp:legacy deepened English-French Canadian divide
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:notableEvent Cabinet crisis and resignations
gptkbp:number_of_conscripts_sent_overseas about 13,000
gptkbp:numberOfIssues conscription for overseas service
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:French_Canadians
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:publicReaction protests in Quebec
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Conscription_Crisis_of_1917
gptkbp:resultedIn deployment of conscripts overseas
gptkbp:supports gptkb:English_Canadians
gptkbp:triggeredBy manpower shortages in Canadian Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5