Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Military_Service_Act
|
| gptkbp:allows |
appeals against conscription
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
subsequent legislation
older age groups Military Service Act 1918 younger age groups |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
men aged 18 to 41
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
Labour Party opposition
Liberal Party support |
| gptkbp:controversy |
opposition from pacifists
|
| gptkbp:created |
National Service Department
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
gptkb:1917
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
Military Service Tribunals
|
| gptkbp:established |
Military Service Tribunals
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
marked a shift in military policy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Military Service Act 1917
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased number of soldiers in World War I
|
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
certain occupations
conscientious objectors health reasons |
| gptkbp:increased |
public debate on conscription
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future conscription policies
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
military needs during the war
casualty rates in the war previous voluntary enlistment efforts |
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
married men
single men |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
courts
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
impact on families
ethical concerns about conscription lack of fairness in exemptions |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:1917
gptkb:England gptkb:Ireland gptkb:Scotland gptkb:Wales |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
trade unions
religious groups |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
British military strategy
British war effort |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:military_officer |
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased military training programs
formation of new military units increased recruitment campaigns |
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
conscription of men for military service
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1948
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
National Service Act 1939
|
| gptkbp:requires |
registration of eligible men
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
public protests
mandatory enlistment military conscription in the UK |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
First time conscription was used in the UK
|