last minute stuff i put together for you
[introduce suggestions for what i could add]
q1) key features
evacuation:
- occurred before war incase transport links broke
- evacuated in groups of schools, teachers incl.
Air raid:
- anderson
- morrison
london county:
- controlled fire service
- obligated to care for homeless
gas masks:
- three sizes
- carry them everywhere, £5 replacement
- fined
1st german raid:
- targeted london
- industrial areas (ie. East end)
black saturday:
- 400 killed, 1600 injured (morale)
- east end targeted
south hallsville:
- censored
- schools as rest shelter
mickeys shelter:
- free health care
-improve hygiene (toilets inserted)
bombs:
- incendiaries, causes fires
- mines, quiet, exploded not asap
morale:
- low due to targets
- government used censorship/propaganda raise it
- class tension relieved
censorship
- to boost morale
- encouraged safety
- support of other countries
first blitz:
- september, 5300 tonnes in 24 nights
- targeted ports/production
balham:
- rumours created
- water supply destroyed, caused flooding
- 64-68 dead
bethnal
- 173 people crushed and asphyxiated
- news withheld 36 hours
v1 attacks:
- flew low, sirens not triggered, spontaneous
- 1600 killed, 10000 injured
- day time bombing
v2:
- morale low: Absenteeism was high
- more people underground
- 1.3 houses destroyed + damaged
monarchy:
- stayed in britain
- visited areas
leisure:
- football started late 1939, restricted crowds
- cinema, reopened, audience increased
- fire watch group