British War Cabinet

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The British War Cabinet was a small, high-level decision-making body of the United Kingdom government during World War I, responsible for directing the overall war effort and major strategic policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government body
war cabinet
appliesToEvent World War I
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1919
fieldOfWork defence policy
diplomacy
military strategy
national security
war planning
hasPart Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
military representatives
political leaders
senior cabinet ministers
hasRole allocate resources for war
approve major military operations
coordinate inter-allied strategy
direct overall British war effort
manage relations with Allies
manage relations with Dominions
oversee home front policy
supervise blockade policy
supervise war production policy
headquartersLocation 10 Downing Street
War Cabinet Offices
inception 1916
location London
notableMember Andrew Bonar Law
Arthur Balfour
David Lloyd George NERFINISHED
Lord Curzon
Lord Milner
partOf British executive branch
Government of the United Kingdom
significantEvent coordination with Imperial War Cabinet
creation under David Lloyd George
decision on introduction of convoy system
decisions on armistice negotiations in 1918
decisions on conscription policy
management of 1917 U-boat crisis
oversight of British participation in Paris Peace Conference planning
planning of major Western Front offensives
reorganization of British high command
timePeriod World War I
use coordination of war effort
formulation of economic war policy
formulation of foreign policy
formulation of military policy
strategic decision-making

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Politicians and the War ("British war cabinet")
about
Balfour Declaration
approvedBy
Balfour Declaration
commissionedBy

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