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Why did the British government decide to evacuate children from Britain’s major cities at the start of World War 2?
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Why did the British government decide to evacuate children from Britain's major cities at the start of World War 2? At the outbreak of war in September 1939 the British government decided to evacuate children, among other vulnerable members of society, out of major and industrial cities. There were many reasons for evacuation, the most obvious one being to keep children out of danger from being bombed. There were many fears that the bombing would start straight away and if it was going to, then after seeing the films of the German Luftwaffe carpet bombing Guernica to rubble, then all parents would be keen to evacuate their children right away to keep them from the dangers of death. This meant that by moving the children away they would be keeping the children alive and safe which would be preserving the future of Britain. If parents knew that their children were safe then the...
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