Statements (59)
| 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:amended_by |
Military Service Act 1920
|
| gptkbp:applies_to |
men aged 18 to 41
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:battle social change government accountability post-war reconstruction civil-military relations |
| gptkbp:context |
post-World War I
post-war society |
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
debate over conscription
|
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:duration |
until repealed
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1919
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:military_unit
local tribunals 1919 to 1939 |
| gptkbp:goal |
to maintain a standing army
|
| gptkbp:governing_body |
passed in the House of Commons
passed in the House of Lords |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
interwar period
20th century history |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
in Parliament
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
shaped future military legislation
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first of its kind in the UK
set precedent for future conscription laws |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Military Service Act 1919
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased military personnel
|
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
certain professions
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Military_Service_Act_1916
gptkb:public_opinion gptkb:Embassy public sentiment World War I experiences |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
young men
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
economic challenges
Ministry of National Service |
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
legal challenges
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
Military Service Act 1939
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
mixed responses
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for the conscription of men for military service
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
Labour unrest
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:national_security gptkb:World_War_I British military history military obligations conscription debates British conscription history |
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
National Service Act 1939
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1948
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
changes in military policy
increased recruitment efforts |
| gptkbp:significance |
first peacetime conscription in the UK
|