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How was civilian life affected during world war 2?
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How was Civilian Life Affected During World War 2? During the course of the Second World War the lives of civilians were changed in a number of ways. In this essay I will be mainly concentrating on how the lives of people living in Britain were altered. In order to answer the question 'How was Civilian Life Affected During the War?', I will look at how daily life changed due to evacuation, bombing and rationing and the role of the woman changed. The lives of British civilians were affected immediately with the beginning of the war. Fearing air raid attacks from the German Luftwaffe black outs began. The idea of blackouts was to make it difficult for German bombers to find their target. Main cities which were considered to be most vulnerable to attacks were, literally 'blacked out' at night. Street lights were turned off, car headlights were masked and windows were covered with thick curtains. This caused many inconveniences for people,...
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