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Explain the differing reactions of British people to the policy of evacuation during the Second World War.
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Explain the differing reactions of British people to the policy of evacuation during the Second World War. In 1939 war broke out in Europe, this was one of the first "Total Wars". This meant almost the whole population had to get involved in the war effort to help Britain stride on throughout these dark years. No one was safe with constant threat of enemy bombing of Britain's major towns and cities. Even the countries children were unsafe. This is why in late August 1939, just before war broke out, evacuation was introduced throughout Britain for infants and teachers coming from major towns and cities to safe places in the countryside, far from the threat of enemy bombers. This was a massive change to how Britain functioned in the war, and it affected a lot of different people in different ways, The main five groups that were affected by evacuation were obviously...
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