Statements (53)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1964
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:citizens_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Navy military readiness post-war society youth culture of the 1960s social change in the 1960s Cold_War_tensions British_conscription_history |
gptkbp:controversy |
necessity of conscription
public opposition to conscription |
gptkbp:criticism |
inequitable conscription practices
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gptkbp:disbanded |
1973
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gptkbp:duration |
two years of service
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gptkbp:effectiveDate |
April 1963
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1967 |
gptkbp:enforces |
local recruitment offices
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gptkbp:goal |
to maintain armed forces strength
|
gptkbp:historicalContext |
UK's_military_obligations
military_conscription_in_the_UK |
gptkbp:historicalImpact |
shaped future military legislation
|
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
shaped military policy
conscription_debates_in_the_UK |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Service Act 1963
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gptkbp:impact |
young men
military recruitment mandatory conscription |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
international relations
post-war reconstruction efforts political climate of the 1960s social attitudes towards military service Cold_War_military_strategy |
gptkbp:legacy |
voluntary military service
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gptkbp:mandates |
medical conditions
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:National_Service_(Armed_Forces)_Act_1951
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:post-World_War_II_Britain
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gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence
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gptkbp:publicPerception |
mixed reactions
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gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for the national service of individuals
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Vietnam_War_protests
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gptkbp:relatedPatent |
defense spending
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
military service
civil rights movements defense policy military training programs defense reforms British_military_history |
gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1967
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gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1963
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