The 3rd September 1939 marked the start of the Second World War, which significantly impacted the lives of millions of British civilians. By the end of the war 3.5 million people in total had been evacuated, including children, teachers and pregnant mothers. The blitz, which started on 7th September also vastly affected people’s lives and caused circa 45,000 deaths due to the bombings and destruction. This additionally led to thousands of people left homeless and two million homes were destroyed, but the majority in London. This essay will analyse and evaluate a wide range of sources using my own historical knowledge showing how peoples' lives were affected in World War Two.
Evacuation affected millions of British civilians and started on 1st September civilians and didn’t officially end until 1st march 1946. This was because Britain was still under the threat of invasion, so it didn’t end until after the war. Evacuation was mainly to ensure the safety of children and …show more content…
deaths. Additionally includes facts like the injuries on certain nights, which would have affected people as they might have had to stop working and this would have been a huge change because people tried to still get on with normal life during the Blitz and decided to not give up. Certain nights like 14 – 15 November in Coventry are mentioned as this is supposed one of the most terrible and damaging night with ‘568 people killed and 1,000 seriously injured’, which are huge quantities of people to imagine.
All of this supports the fact that this source is highly reliable but only useful on the topic of the Blitz which obviously did not last the whole war. However, it definitely shows the vast amount of people and places affected by naming other British cities that were
Evacuation affected millions of British civilians and started on 1st September civilians and didn’t officially end until 1st march 1946. This was because Britain was still under the threat of invasion, so it didn’t end until after the war. Evacuation was mainly to ensure the safety of children and …show more content…
deaths. Additionally includes facts like the injuries on certain nights, which would have affected people as they might have had to stop working and this would have been a huge change because people tried to still get on with normal life during the Blitz and decided to not give up. Certain nights like 14 – 15 November in Coventry are mentioned as this is supposed one of the most terrible and damaging night with ‘568 people killed and 1,000 seriously injured’, which are huge quantities of people to imagine.
All of this supports the fact that this source is highly reliable but only useful on the topic of the Blitz which obviously did not last the whole war. However, it definitely shows the vast amount of people and places affected by naming other British cities that were