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Britain in the Second World War: The evacuation of British children.
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History Cwk Britain in the Second World War: The evacuation of British children Question One There are several reasons why the British government evacuated children from the major cities at the start of the Second World War, which were pivotal to the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. It was obvious that the Germans were going to attack by air and the British government expected it. The British government had to take precautions to protect its civilians from bombings and other attacks. The attacks were expected to be aimed at major cities to destroy industry, especially munitions factories. Civilians were aimed at to try and reduce morale and raise panic, because a lack of morale on the home front can be very dispiriting and heartbreaking to fighting soldiers to know that their families could be dead. Children were moved to the countryside where it would be much safer, as no advantage...
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