... during the Blitz did happen during the day as well as the night at the beginning of the Blitz however they soon became contained to night raids only. These air raids meant that the majority people living in the city ...

... the countryside was less disrupted by the blitz it had its own unique factors it had to deal with such as city evacuees coming in there town living with them. Also it affected farmers from the countryside because Britain were ...

... caused claustrophobia in the dark homes but a far worst problem was the fact that there were no lights in open areas. So there were no streetlights, no crossing lights and all vehicles travelled with one dimmed light, which was ...

... outbreak of WW2 when a war looked immanent the British government published a booklet about air raid precautions, this sparked off effects in cities where the communities would agree to fund and build air raid shelters made out of cement ...

... and socially. Not all industries were badly effected by the depression, there were four main industries that were devastated by it, the 'staple industries', these were the industries that created the foundations of Britain's economy. These industries were: Shipbuilding, Steel & ...

... stop to wander what they would do when they were without. Homelessness was just one of the problems, death being the other major factor. There could be many possible means of dying. Shrapnel wounds, extreme exhaustion, being buried alive under the ...

... wage would also be important, so the girl would have no choice but to get a job. For the upper class families however, this was not the case as women would instead be encouraged to learn accomplishments to attract a ...

... were also used as decoders. The work at Bletchley Park was organised so that the German codes travelled through five main groups: * Station Y * Station X (in hut 14) * The Army/ Air force OR the 'U' Boat * Hut ...

... number had gone up to over 7,000. A lot of thought went into the organisation of Bletchley Park, as they did not want the service to be too close to the capital of London, as it would have made it ...

... other silly things that men have done when they wanted the laws altered. The Suffragists issued leaflets, collecting petitions and held meetings. They also met with politicians and argued their case. At election times they helped any candidate who supported ...

... would have guest speakers, these speakers were normally men which sent out the correct message. Also if that wasn't enough the group also made petitions, which men and women signed, with the subject of women getting the vote. also the ...

... until that time. This then gave them extra confidence and even more people to the group; in 1910 the membership was 21,571 this shows the scale of popularity women's suffrage got. They formed a protest to get women the vote, ...

... of drip was useful in there campaign. Furthermore if violence was use this would result in the people losing confident in the protest. Therefore they started to debate against men for example; there were a lot of bills that were ...

... every election, suffragists questioned the candidates on their attitudes to women's suffrage. She talked of the suffragist movement as a glacier, slow but unstoppable but by 1900 some success, gaining support of many liberal Mps and some leading Conservative Mps, ...

... in The Common Cause and petioning in Parliament. The NUWSS asked MP's who showed sympathy towards the women to place forward bills in parliament, in total between years 1870 and 1914 thirty bills were passed before parliament and every single ...

... they'd be released. However, this did not work as the government brought in the cat and mouse act which let the suffragettes be let out of prison until they had recovered slightly, when they were re-arrested. However, there are very ...

... of over thirteen thousand women. Organised Meetings - these were held where possible and contained lot of lectures and talks on votes for women and campaigning techniques. The Suffragists main idea was to campaign within the law. This was done to show ...

... There methods of protest included issuing leaflets, collecting signatures on a petition and holding meetings. Also they met leading politicians and argued their case . However they had no real success, even though sympathetic MPs introduced private bills to parliament ...

... them was that The Suffragettes applied militant tactics whereas the Suffragists applied more constitutional methods such as marches and petitions. The Suffragettes believed that they had to fight for the right to vote and believed that reckless behaviour was the ...

... had theirs own independent male candidate in addition an "election fighting fund" was set up which supported labour politions. On the 9th Feb. 1907 the suffragists held a mud march where 3000 women marched through hyde park to strand street ...

... getting nowhere with simple demonstrations so they decided to use some militant strategies. They formed Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), an illegal organisation that used violence and militant actions rather than constitutional actions like the NUWSS to further its ...

... local groups to form one mass movement which made their cause more obvious to the public eye. Their aim was to gain the vote for the NUWSS and to protest in a non-violent manner and hold peaceful campaigns. This was ...

... staging various violent and at times shocking acts. For example they often organised window smashing, bombings, and sabotages in many parts of Britain. They chained themselves to railings outside Downing street and Buckingham Palace and sometimes even physically assaulted politicians. ...

... them. As most of the Suffragists were middle-class women with families they were rather reluctant to break the law or harm people. But these methods seemed to have little to no effect on the situation as many of the bills ...

... tool. It was their education. They could use this to read and write manipulative and persuasive letters. Views such as, "we don't endanger peoples live, we campaign properly" and "we aren't violent, we have the sense to use propaganda," must ...