Military Service Act
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Military Service Acts were introduced to enact conscription
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Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
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- Military Service Act (United Kingdom)Military Service Act (United Kingdom)The Military Service Act 1916 was an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom during the First World War. It was the first time that legislation had been passed in British military history introducing conscription...
, introduced in January 1916 in the UK during World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... - Military Service Act (Canada)Military Service Act (Canada)In Canadian history, the Military Service Act was a 1917 Act passed by the Canadian government to effort needed more soldiers, so on April 20, 1918, an order-in-council was passed that removed exemptions from the Military Service Act. This left farming operations across Canada short of much-needed...
, introduced in Canada in 1917 during World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... - Military Service Act 1939, introduced in the United Kingdom in 1939 in the run-up to World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- National Service ActNational Service ActThe National Service Act may refer to any one of a number of acts enforcing national service or conscription:*in the United States**Universal National Service Act**National Service Act of 2006*in Australia**National Service Act 1951...