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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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History Coursework Britain in the Second World War: The evacuation of British children 1.Why did the British government decide to evacuate children from Britain's major cities at the start of the Second World War? There are several reasons why the British government evacuated children from the major cities at the start of the Second World War, which were pivotal to the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. When it became obvious that the Germans were going to attack by air the British government had to take precautions to protect its civilians from bombings and other attacks. The attacks were expected to be aimed at major cities in order to destroy industry, especially munitions factories. Civilians were later targeted to try and reduce morale and raise panic, because a lack of morale on the home front which could be very dispiriting and heartbreaking to fighting soldiers who know that their families could be...
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