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Sam Stalbow 11Y History Coursework - Aoi/ii Knowledge. Effects of World War II on the lives of the civilian population At 11:15 a.m. on the 3rd September 1939, Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister announced over radio 6 words, 'Britain is at war with Germany'. The Second World War had begun. This was not just a soldier's war. It was a total war where men, women and children all played an important role in the war effort on the home front. Due to the extensive bombing of the British cities, families realised the situation was becoming too dangerous for children to remain at home. Many families decided to send their children by train to parts of the countryside to be looked after by people living there. An evacuee was sent by train carrying a gas mask with first aid, sandwiches, apples, emergency sandwiches, spare socks, a mackintosh and chocolate. Also they had labels displaying...

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