Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:National_Service_Act
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Military_Service_Act_1917
|
| gptkbp:applies_to |
men aged 18 to 41
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
David Lloyd George's government
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
total war effort
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
opposition from pacifists and conscientious objectors
|
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
military manpower policy
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1916-04-02
1916-01-27 |
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
1916-04-02
local tribunals |
| gptkbp:followed_by |
Military Service Act 1918
|
| gptkbp:governing_body |
debated in Parliament
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
increased casualties in World War I
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
impact on public health
impact on labor movements impact on military strategy impact on social movements impact on family structures impact on political landscape effectiveness of conscription impact on veterans' rights morality of conscription impact on British society impact on post-war Britain role of women in the workforce |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
set precedent for future conscription laws
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
changed military recruitment in Britain
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Military Service Act 1916
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased number of soldiers in World War I
|
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
health issues
certain occupations conscientious objectors |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
public opinion on the war
economic conditions during the war public pressure for more troops |
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
single men
married men without children |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
debates on civil liberties
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
National Service Act 1940
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
British military legislation
|
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
voluntary enlistment system
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
mixed reactions
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
conscription of men for military service
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:World_War_I conscription policies in other countries |
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
Military Service Act 1918
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
National Service Act 1940
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
formation of new military units
over 2.5 million men conscripted |
| gptkbp:significance |
first peacetime conscription in Britain
|