Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:National_Service_(Armed_Forces)_Act_1948
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
18 to 41 years |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Navy |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
post-war military structure
|
| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:National_Service_Corps
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1960 |
| gptkbp:enforces |
1960
|
| gptkbp:established |
framework for conscription
National_Service |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
introduced_in_response_to_the_threat_of_Nazi_Germany
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first peacetime conscription in the UK
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Service Act 1939
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased military personnel during wartime
young_men_in_the_UK |
| gptkbp:influenced |
future_military_legislation_in_the_UK
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
public opinion on military service
previous conscription laws |
| gptkbp:introduced |
Neville Chamberlain
|
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:King_George_VI
pacifist groups |
| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
House of Commons
|
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
its impact on personal freedoms
|
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
due to its impact on civilian life
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
international military trends
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
1940
|
| gptkbp:isReflectedIn |
1948
|
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1951
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
formation of new military units
debates on military service ethics establishment_of_National_Service_training_camps |
| gptkbp:mandates |
certain professions were exempt from conscription
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Military Training Act 1939
|
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Labour_and_National_Service
|
| gptkbp:provides |
legal basis for conscription
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
mixed reactions from the public
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for the conscription of men for military service
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:World_War_II
conscription policies civilian service options |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1948
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased recruitment efforts
|
| gptkbp:servicesProvided |
duration of service was initially 12 months
|
| gptkbp:significance |
marked the beginning of compulsory military service in peacetime
|
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
1957
|
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
UK's_response_to_global_conflicts UK's_wartime_strategy |
| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
military leaders
subsequent legislation |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1939-04-18
|