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Why did the British government decide to evacuate children from Britain's major cities at the start of the Second World War?
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Why did the British government decide to evacuate children from Britain's major cities at the start of the Second World War? There are many reasons for the British government to evacuate children during world war two. Some of the reasons to why children were evacuated where that mothers were free to work in the munitions factories without the worry of their children, Two. There would be fewer casualties when bombs were dropped on the cities, Three. They were away from key industrial cities, which were a danger due to the germen bombings, Four. The fathers could concentrate on fighting knowing that their children were safe from the bombings, Five. If the war went on for longer than they expected then they would have a future generation, which are able to fight, and finally morale. If the children were evacuated to the countryside the mothers were free from worry. They now could get...
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