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Rules for the blackout below - Anne Frank and her diary. Anne
Frank was a Dutch girl who was Jewish. In 1942, her family went into
hiding from the Nazis. They managed to hide for two years. |
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World War 2
Life in Britain during the war
Evacuations
When Hitler started to bomb cities within Britain,
the government decided that it would be safer for the children to be
moved to the countryside to live with relatives, friends or other
selected families. A total of 3 million children were evacuated
altogether. School children travelled together on trains with their
teachers. Children under five years of age were accompanied by their
mothers or other chosen adult. Pregnant mothers were advised to
evacuate too. The evacuation programme was optional but encouraged
as the most appropriate action. Families found it difficult to be
separated from each other as they missed one another. The children
which were evacuated to areas of the countryside came from many
different cities across Britain, such as London, Birmingham,
Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Hull, Edinburgh
and Glasgow.
Information collected from:
www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/history
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Thousands of children were evacuated to the country, away from the
cities that were being bombed. |
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The Anderson and the Morrison shelter.
Shelters
Shelters were provided and constructed as a place of
refuge during air raids. Shelters were provided in public places and
constructed within people’s gardens. The Anderson shelter was a type
of shelter used domestically. It was free to people which had an
income of less than £250 per year. The shelters were made of sheets
of steel and could hold up to six people. The shelters were buried
partially in the ground and covered with soil which plants could be
grown in, such as vegetables. People were encouraged to sleep in
their shelters every night as it was seen as the safest option. Most
people did this at first but found it too uncomfortable so only
retreated to them when the air raid sirens sounded signalling an
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Many goods, such as food, were in short supply and had to be
rationed. rationing carried on for a few years after the end of the
war. |
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Rationing
During the war it became more and more difficult for
products to be imported into Britain from other countries. For
example most fruit, including bananas could no longer be imported,
while only small quantities of oranges were brought in and these
were saved for children. Due to this problem the government
introduced rationing. This enabled the population to have access to
the same amounts of items at the same prices. This meant that no one
would suffer. Even the royal family had to follow the government’s
policy.
Everyone within the UK was given a ration book.
These had to be taken into the shops they registered with in order
to obtain rationed items. Bacon, ham, sugar and butter were the
first items to be rationed, followed by margarine, oil, cheese, jam,
marmalade, treacle, syrup, eggs, sweets, chocolate and soap. The
rationing programme turned out to be a great success because it
provided everyone with a healthy balanced diet.
The government also came up with a policy called
‘Dig for Victory’. It encouraged people to grow their own fruit and
vegetables. The government also encouraged people to make up new
recipes using whatever they could. For example, whale, horse and
squirrel meat were used as an alternative to beef, pork and chicken.
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