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Impact on the Second World War on daily life - Coggle Diagram
Impact on the Second World War
on daily life
The blitz
Towns and cities were bombed.
Two months of nightly bombing.
People spend nights in air-raid shelters.
Maintain a 'blackout'
German bombers could not see
Many car accidents
Evacuation
Young mothers and children were evacuated
Host families
Richer
Middle-
Upper-class
Rationing
Caused a major change
Britain was facing shortages
Limited supplies
Families were given books of ration stamps.
Clothes were rationed
People mend their own clothes
People growed their own food and keep their own animals.
Rationing continued for the next few years
The government and welfare
Government intervened more in welfare of nation.
Health care was improved.
Nurseries were set up for children of working mothers.
Special food were available for children and mothers.
Transport
Transport system became a public service.
These changes were to provide foundations for legislation.
Lives of women
Conscription was introduced
Men between 18 and 40 had to do militar service
Work at home had to be done by women
Un married women were conscripted
Women were given the opportunity to do a wide range of jobs
New freedoms
New skills
The government and propaganda
and censorship
Propaganda
Encourage people to join the voluntary war effort
Warn people of 'careless talk'
Encourage people to save for the war effort
Used to keep up the morale of the population
Censorship
Negative stories were not reported
Used to keep up the morale of the population