World War II

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World War II

Jack and Tommy (from WW2 Day)

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My own knowledge

1)

Men thought woman were useless at doing their jobs but it turned out the woman were better than the men at doing the jobs.

2)

On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany’s surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide.

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By September 1939 some 38 million gas masks had been given out, house to house, to families. They were never to be needed.

The Blitz

4)

World war II was Britain's toughest war it had ever experienced.

How did World War II began

Blitz is a shorten form of the German word 'Blitzkrieg' (lightning war).

5)

Darker skin people, from India, were extremely angry when they were forced to fight with Britain because British people treated them unfairly.

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Chamberlain's speech (declaring war on Germany)

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Everyone was invoved

It was dangerous living in a big city like London as it is the capital city of England. The Blitz started at 4:56pm on the 7th of September 1940.The air raid sirens wailed as the German Air Force, the luftwaffe, launched a massive raid on London. Over 350 bombers flew across the Channel from airfields in France and dropped 300 tonnes of bombs on the docks and streets of the East End of London.

Nearly 2,000 people were killed or wounded in London's first night of the Blitz.

In 1933 Germany voted for a leader called Adolf Hitler. Hitler promised to make his country great again. So, shortly before 5am on Friday 1st September 1939 Germany invaded Poland, a total of 1.25 million Germans soldiers swept into Poland. World War Two in Europe began on 3rd September 1939, when the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. It involved many of the world's countries.

Evacuation

Quiz time !

Woman at work

The Blackout

1)

When did Hitler became Leader of Germany?

2)

When did World war II start?

3)

How did people prevent accidents from happening during the blackout ?

During the war children from big cities like Manchester, Liverpool and especially London were evacuated to keep them safe in the countrysides. They were often not told where they were going. Sometimes teachers went with them, because they need to teach them; pregnant woman and young children's mother.The first official evacuations began on September 1 st 1939, two days before the declaration of war. By January 1940 almost 60% had returned to their homes.

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Why do you think men thought woman were useless?

Whilst the men are fighting woman had to do the jobs men did, for instance:

mechanics

engineers

Tank drivers

Building ships

Working in factories - making bombs and aircraft parts

Air raid wardens

Driving fire engines

Plumbers

Ambulance drivers

WRVS volunteers

Nurses

Planting vegetable and fruits

During the war, everyone had to cover their windows and doors at night (before sunset) with heavy blackout curtains, cardboard or paint. Thousands of people died in road accidents. To help prevent accidents white stripes were painted on the roads and on lamp-posts. People were encouraged to walk facing the traffic and men were advised to leave their shirt-tails hanging out so that they could be seen by cars with dimmed headlights.

5)

Who was the King during the war?

6)

Who knows what Princess Elizabeth did in the war?

By 12th July 1945, more than 100 trains had brought 54,317 evacuees home to London.

The Royal Family

By Kimmy Chen

During the war King George VI was three years into his reign.George wasn't suppose to be king so when King George V died in January 1936, his eldest son Edward became King. But in less than a year he gave up the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, and his younger brother, George had to take over being King.The King and Queen remained at Buckingham Palace throughout the War. They sent their daughters, Princesses Elizabeth (our present Queen) and Margaret, to Windsor Castle for safety.During the Blitz, Buckingham Palace suffered nine direct hits.