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Why did the British Government decide to evacuate children from the major British cities at the start of World War Two?
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Why did the British Government decide to evacuate children from the major British cities at the start of World War Two? There are many reasons why the British Government decided to evacuate children from the major British cities at the start of WW2. They realised that with the development of heavy bomber aircraft, bombing was inevitable and so decided the safest place for children, the future of England, was in the countryside, where allies had little reason to bomb, as no weapons or equipment were being produced, neither was it heavily populated. The government learnt from the deaths of 1000s of Spaniards in the Spanish Civil war that the Germans held no fake threats, and Britain knew of the tragedy and destruction that was caused in the war. They therefore decided it was necessary to evacuate children from all the cities, which were most likely to be bombed. By evacuating children, it...
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