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The Impact of the Second World War on a London Borough: Bexley 1939-1945
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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 Nazis 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...
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