Defence of the Realm Act 1914
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title:
Defence of the Realm Act 1914
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The Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (DORA) was passed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 1914, four days after the country entered the First World War. It was added to as the war progressed. It gave the government wide-ranging powers during the war, such as the power to requisition buildings or land needed for the war effort, and to make regulations creating criminal offences. DORA ushered in a variety of authoritarian social control mechanisms, such as censorship: "No person shall by word of mouth
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_of_the_Realm_Act_1914
date created:
2004-11-29T14:09:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T12:03:51Z
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