Conscription Crisis of 1917
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The Conscription Crisis of 1917 was a major political and social conflict in Canada during World War I over compulsory military service, which sharply divided English- and French-speaking Canadians and reshaped the country’s politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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political crisis → social conflict → |
| conflict |
World War I
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| country |
Canada
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| describedAs |
turning point in Canadian political development
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| describedIn |
Canadian history textbooks
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| effect |
long-term mistrust between Quebec and the federal government
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precedent for later conscription debates in Canada → strengthening of federal wartime powers → |
| hasCause |
Prime Minister Robert Borden’s commitment to support Britain in World War I
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heavy Canadian casualties in World War I → introduction of compulsory military service → manpower shortages in the Canadian Expeditionary Force → |
| hasTopic |
Canadian nationalism
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civil–military relations → conscription → linguistic and cultural divisions in Canada → |
| keyFigure |
Henri Bourassa
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Robert Borden → Wilfrid Laurier → |
| legalInstrument |
Military Service Act of 1917
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| locatedIn |
Canada
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| mainOpposingGroup |
Canadian federal government
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English-speaking Canadians → French-speaking Canadians → Quebec nationalists → |
| opposedBy |
Roman Catholic clergy in Quebec
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Wilfrid Laurier → many French-Canadian politicians → |
| partOf |
Canadian home front during World War I
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history of Canada → |
| politicalOutcome |
1917 Canadian federal election realignment
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formation of the Unionist government → long-term alienation of many French Canadians from the federal government → rise of French-Canadian nationalism → weakening of the Liberal Party in English Canada → |
| relatedLegislation |
Military Service Act
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Military Voters Act → Wartime Elections Act → |
| socialImpact |
deepened divide between English and French Canada
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increased tensions over language and cultural rights → protests and riots in Quebec → |
| startTime |
1917
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| supportedBy |
Robert Borden
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Unionist Party → many English-Canadian imperialists → |
| temporalContext |
World War I
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Canadian Expeditionary Force
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associatedEvent |