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Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War.
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Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War People involved with the policy of evacuation, the hosts, children, parents and government, all had diverse views about the whole idea of evacuation. Some agreed with it, others did not. The purpose of this essay is to illustrate some opinions that people felt about evacuation, starting with those affected the most, the children. The children were by far the most influenced by the evacuation. They were taken on little notice, put on trains to unknown places and lined up in a village hall and chose to be taken in. This was traumatic for the evacuees, as few understood what was going on and why. Also, some of the evacuees were not chosen, so were unceremoniously dumped on a random family, whether they were wished or not. They were also bullied in the villages...
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