Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
The Impact of the Second World War on a London Borough: Bexley 1939-1945
Member rating:
(1 vote)
| Words:
| Submitted: Sun Dec 15 2002
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
The Impact of the Second World War on a London Borough: Bexley 1939-1945 Bexley is a small London borough near Kent. Throughout the war, the Germans carried out air raid attacks, and Bexley was under threat as was the rest of the UK. Therefore residents and the government decided to arrange some strict guidelines and precautions that were to be enforced. Gas masks were distributed to people of all ages and status' long before the war broke out, as it was feared that Germany might have tried to attack Britain using gas. People carried their gas masks around with them everywhere, and kept them at an arms length. Some young children had customised masks to make the appeal less threatening for the children. 'Black-out' was another precaution taken, not only in Bexley, but also throughout the rest of the UK. Black Paper, or black curtains were fitted to the...
To see the full version of this document, and 145,841 others
