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Impact of the second world war - Coggle Diagram
Impact of the second world war
The Blitz
Nightly bombing
14000000 homeless
43000 people killed
Blackout
Accidents
Liverpool, Coventry and Glasgow were bombed.
Rationing
Rationing of food
Limited supplies
Books of ration stamps
People had to mend their own clothes
Evacuation
Evacuated children and young mothers.
New way of life for many people
Host families
The lives of women
Lack of workers
Working at home or farms
War work
At the end of the war they were expected to return home.
They could choose if they wanted to go to the Women´s Land Army, the women’s sections of the armed forces and work in factories.
Censorship and propaganda
Propaganda was also used to warn people of the " careless talk"
Censorship was used to "shut up" dangerous people that said things that perjudicated the governmnent
Propaganda was used to encourage people to join the voluntary war effort.
Censorship and Propaganda were also used to keep up the morale of the population during the Blitz.
Government and Welfare
Nurseries were set up to look after the children of the working mothers.
Special food for young children and mothers.
Transport became public and stopped being a private bussiness.