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impact of the second world war - Coggle Diagram
impact of the second world war
The government and welfare
Government intervened in the welfare
special food and vitamines were availeble to children and mothers
transport system became a public service
Propaganda and Censorship
Censorship
Negative stories were not reported
Propaganda
Warn people of the danger of carless talk
To save food or materials
Propaganda encouraged people to join the war effort
Keep up the morale
The lives of women
Unmarried women were conscripted
Women were now given the opportunity to do a wild range of jobs
Work at home had to be done by women
New freedoms and new skills
Conscription was introduced
The Blitz
Two months of nightly bombing
People spend nights in air-raid shelters and underground stations
Touns and cities from Britain were bombed
Civilians had to maintain a blackout at night
Rationing
Books of ration stamps
Luxury items such as tinned fruit
Limited supplies
Major change in people´s lives
People mended clothes to save
Rationing continued for the next few years
Britain was facing shortages
Evacuation
Host families were rich
Government evacuated children and young mothers