... of the bombs blowing peoples clothes completely off and how he picked up four heads that people were walking over. (Edexcel source B) shows Catford Girls School which was hit. It shows dead bodies in sacks. The censors, like anything ...

... - they took over men's jobs in factories, volunteered in organisations such as the WVS (Women's Voluntary Service). Rationing was implemented by the government to insure even distribution across the country and to show equal treatment of everyone. In the leaflet ...

... affected by the Blitz. The high death casualties and destruction of cities lead to a significant fall in morale of the people in Britain, and it was said that by mid November 1940, almost everyone in London claimed to know ...

... affected by the Blitz. The high death casualties and destruction of cities lead to a significant fall in morale of the people in Britain, and it was said that by mid November 1940, almost everyone in London claimed to know ...

... from drowning increased as people fell off bridges or walked into ponds. The evacuation begun on Friday 1 February, the day German troops invaded Poland. Most children were evacuated in school groups with their teachers. Children and their teachers would ...

... Other cities were attacked including Coventry. On 14th November 30,000 incendiaries were dropped over Coventry killing 554 civilians. Three quarters of the city was reduced to a pile of rubble including the cathedral, this was the most devastating attack ever ...

... 1940 stated four thousand people were killed and one third of the city was extensively damaged. Civilians had to face living in fear that their major cities could be bombed and that they could be killed in a bombing raid ...

... the recipient town or village. For example parents in London would have to part with a son or daughter, which would not have been easy to do, while families outside major cities would have another mouth to feed on rations. ...

... the first time women to help with war production. Evacuation was the most organised reaction to the outbreak of war and affected both those in the city and those in the country; Britain was divided into three regions, 'evacuation areas', 'neutral ...

... children evacuated and everybody was registered with a ration book. The effects of the bombing were not only destructive but also effected people psychologically as well as physically. The psychological effects were the thought of never waking up in the morning ...

... the streets without food and families. The death toll was increasing daily, people lived in constant fear for their families, and some who worked the night shift returned home to find their whole street demolished. At night, there were two ...

... many bombs hit water mains causing the fire brigade being unable to use water to put many fires that had been caused by bombs out. Also as a result of water mains being hit, many people had to cope without ...

... Fires caused by the bombs blazed throughout London and the fire services couldn't fight it; amongst the gigantic fires were dead bodies and for these firemen, it was a dreadful sight; lives were easily ruined by the shear destruction of ...

... In the morning queue would be everywhere and anyone would stand in one queue just to see what was selling. Hopefully it was food. The government took a number of steps to try and protect people. They ordered a total ...

... and although people began to settle to this lifestyle and adjust to these terrible living conditions, the continual bombing and death was still depressing and lowered people's morale knowing that their houses were being destroyed and that their family members ...

... place to shelter. Away from Central London - and in places where mass shelter was not perhaps practical or available, private shelter could be used: There were two types of shelter that were available to the public for personal use. The Anderson ...

... everyday life in Britain. After all the bombing soon, many buildings and cities laid devastated by not only the bombing but also the fires which lit the night sky after a night-time raid. Almost nowhere escaped totally unscathed and the ...

... to Hitler and his dreadful bombing not only on London but many other cities in Britain. Nearly every night people went to sleep out side in their Anderson shelters or in underground railway stations with hundreds of other people. These ...

... of Britain were caused by the Blitz, but were actually occurring before the Blitz had even started. Another important factor concerning the Blitz was that the Blitz effected people differently in Britain, depending on who they were and where they ...

... carry their gas masks all the time (young children had blue and red masks that looked like Mickey Mouse). In 1939 the huge Blackout began. This meant that all lights were to be off or hidden by curtains 24 -7. Even ...

... as many divisions arrived as expected and the Londoners felt betrayed and let down by their own country. The spitfires were outnumbered and suffered relatively large losses and the invaders still managed to drop their heavy loads. Many East Enders ...

... areas. People were left stunned as there was shortage of water, gas, electricity and disruption of telephone communication lines. In fact in the opening nine months of the Blitz 1,400,000 houses were destroyed or damaged. Some damaged houses were commandeered ...

... popular theory of the time that 'the bomber will always get through'- in the words of Former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. Such was the pessimistic view of Britain's survival in the face of 'swarms' of enemy bombers during the inter-war ...

... 125 bombers and 299 people died hit Cardiff. The second important point was how people were dealing with the Blitz. In what ways did they help each other? People around at the time of the Blitz built shelters (Anderson Shelters). ...

... the tube stations. It became very popular and soon became a common sight in the underground. However only 4% of London's population went under ground and 60% stayed in their shelter or did not use them at all. On the ...