Children Living In Ww2

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The children that were alive in the time span of World War Two had to learn a difficult way of living. They learned to ration, moving a lot and living in different places because of the violence. When the war began, almost two million children were swept from their homes. The result of the evacuation, made children separate from the rest of their family. The bombing that was happening left families sad and filled with anxiety. Children were very underweight, because of rationing food. The food had to be rationed, therefore people had to get a ration book. The British government was forced to cut off supply ships coming in, because submarines from Germany was attacking the ships. Things such as breads, meats, vegetables and other commodities

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